Merkel targets China on human rights and trade but tempers with praise on climate

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe and China must work together on climate issues. Photo: AFP

Merkel targets China on human rights and trade but tempers with praise on climate

On the eve of EU special summit that has China as a top item of the agenda, German chancellor raises concerns to her parliament
Little progress has been made on EU-China investment treaty but Merkel is keen for movement, if not a political breakthrough, by year’s end

Stuart Lau

10:30pm, 30 Sep, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has laid out a three-pronged approach to EU-China relations , praising Beijing for “ambitious” commitments to climate change while calling for fair trade and voicing concerns over Hong Kong and other “dreadful and often horrible” human rights issues.

Merkel targets China on human rights and trade but tempers with praise on climate

Merkel targets China on human rights and trade but tempers with praise on climate

On the eve of EU special summit that has China as a top item of the agenda, German chancellor raises concerns to her parliament

Little progress has been made on EU-China investment treaty but Merkel is keen for movement, if not a political breakthrough, by year’s end

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