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00:03 Report by / Ryan Allen
00:28 Xi Jinping / Chinese President
00:57 Friedrich Merz / German Chancellor

Script:

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arriving in Beijing -- on his first visit to China since taking office last year. 

0:10 
Merz is the latest Western leader seeking to re-set ties with Beijing...  at a time of heightened global volatility since US President Donald Trump returned to office.  

0:21
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Merz Beijing wants reliability. 

0:26 
+++ SOT Xi Jinping, Chinese President +++ 
"The more turbulent and complex the world becomes, the more China and Germany should strengthen strategic communication and enhance mutual trust. Stable Chinese-German relations can improve wider China-Europe relations and contribute to overall global stability." 

0:51 
A sentiment echoed by the German chancellor. 

0:55 
+++ SOT Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor +++ 
"We have worked very well together over the past few decades. Germany has enjoyed great economic success in China for decades. There has been a good bilateral relationship between China and Germany. I would like to build on that and develop good personal relationships between your Prime Minister and me, and between you and me." 

1:15
China is now Germany's largest trading partner.  With the US market increasingly unpredictable due to wavering tariff rates, the world's second-biggest economy is more important than ever for German exporters.   

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