#Trump is the third US president #AngelaMerkel has dealt with as chancellor. With George W. Bush and Barack Obama, she built close and trusting relationships. Trump, she knew, would be more difficult. Even so, what she experienced during her second visit to the Trump White House shocked her. The president showed no interest in listening to her. Instead, she received a dressing-down over perceived German wrongdoings.

Trump’s recent meeting with Merkel left no doubt: The current American president does not treat #Germany as a partner. He views the relationship as an asymmetric arrangement between a master who is free from constraints and a client who has to obey his orders, or get punished. Germany’s downgrade in Washington, incidentally, does not imply an upgrade for #Britain or #France. The US no longer has any 'special relationship.' So Europeans should stop vying to become America’s new best friend. The body language between Trump and Macron may be warmer, but Trump is equally uninterested in advice from France.


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Germany in the age of Trump
https://global.handelsblatt.com/opinion/germany-age-trump-924967

#Germany’s #AngelaMerkel faces a delicate diplomatic balancing act when she travels to #China this week on a visit clouded by #US President Donald #Trump’s trade threats and his decision to pull out of the #Iran nuclear deal. Germany and China, two exporting nations that run large trade surpluses with the #UnitedStates, have found themselves in Trump’s firing line and are scrambling to preserve the rules-based multilateral order on which their prosperity rests. But while Merkel’s hosts may be keen to send a message of total Chinese-German solidarity in Washington’s direction, she will want to avoid the appearance of siding too openly with Beijing in a confrontation with Berlin’s longtime ally.


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Trump trade threat looms large as Merkel heads to China
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-china/trump-trade-threat-looms-large-as-merkel-heads-to-china-idUSKCN1IM17T

Iran On Agenda As Angela Merkel Goes To China
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Merkel in China stresses dialogue on human rights, tech

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Merkel heads to China to talk economy, trade, rule of law

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#GovernmentOfMontenegro #DuškoMarković #TheGovernment #TheGovernmentOfMontenegro #EuropeanCommission #PrimeMinister #WesternBalkans #MediaFreedom #AngelaMerkel Sofia, Bulgaria (17 May 2018) — On the sidelines of the EU – Western Balkans Summit in Sofia,…

#China will try to maximise cooperation with #Germany to form a united front against the #UnitedStates on Iran when German Chancellor #AngelaMerkel goes to Beijing this week. Merkel will visit China for talks on Thursday and Friday (May 24th and 25th) at the invitation of Premier #LiKeqiang, her 11th trip to the country.

Berlin and Beijing have differences over trade, cybersecurity, human rights and China’s investment in Germany and across Europe, but Merkel’s trip comes after the US announced it would withdraw from the 2015 #Iran nuclear deal and vowed to impose sanctions on Tehran.


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Iran likely to be high on agenda for China, Germany during Angela Merkel visit
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2146913/iran-likely-be-high-agenda-china-germany-during-angela

When #AngelaMerkel formulates her ideas about #Europe's future she tends to play it safe: She wants control of immigration to Europe to be more efficient, she wants to deal with European security, and she wants to represent Europe as a powerful player on the world stage. She knows she not only has #EmmanuelMacron's support on those points but also the support of most Europeans - and most Germans.

The chancellor has demanded a lot from her #EU partners with her immigration and austerity policies. And now, with #Macron's help, she has the chance to become a great European - a generous power broker who will help lead Europe to a brighter future at the side of a charismatic visionary. Yet today, the German is letting the Frenchman and the rest of Europe wait until the upcoming EU summit in June for a sign. But then, at the latest, she will have to give the right answers for herself, her country and for the EU.


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Opinion: #Merkel must reward Macron's passion and patience on Europe
http://www.dw.com/en/opinion-merkel-must-reward-macrons-passion-and-patience-on-europe/a-43758041

#EU willing to discuss cutting trade barriers with #US. - #AngelaMerkel

http://ow.ly/7d4g30k2Ftz

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