Tag: USA: Tensions Mount Germany

NOVANEWS By Johannes Stern World Socialist Web Site   Under conditions of mounting tensions with the United States, Germany is expanding its already close political and economic ties with China. At a joint press conference in Berlin with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that in the period since China initiated diplomatic relations with Germany 45 years ago, the country has “become an increasingly important and now strategic partner.” This applies to “the entire spectrum” of relations, “of a political as well as economic nature … but also with regard to the cooperation on cultural and social issues.” “At times of global instability,” Merkel said, both countries feel they “have a responsibility to expand our partnership in these...