German Chancellor Merkel: Support multilateralism advocated by China and reject world division

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a speech at the Davos Forum on the 26th local time that now is the era of globalization and people’s lives depend on global connections.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a speech at the Davos Forum on the 26th local time that now is the era of globalization and people’s lives depend on global connections. “In recent years, this has been clearly shown before our eyes.” Merkel said, “Therefore, we must choose the path of multilateralism. Isolationism cannot solve the problem.”

△Image source: official website of the German Chancellery

In the question and answer session that followed, Merkel emphasized that she supports the multilateralism advocated by China. She said: “The Chinese leader delivered a speech yesterday, and I agree with him in supporting multilateralism.”

Merkel also warned that a divided world is unfair to many countries, and Europe will not stand between China and the United States. She said, “I personally hope that (the world) will not form a camp, because it is unfair to many societies. For example, the United States is on one side and China is on the other. It is definitely not Europe’s self-positioning to join one of the parties. There are not only common ideas and positions, but also different interest demands. Therefore, I do not agree with the “complete decoupling” of the digital field, or even to promote the division of the entire international society.”

Merkel also said that the consensus between Europe and China outweighs the differences, and she is satisfied with the China-EU investment and trade agreement reached at the end of last year. (Headquarters reporter Yu Peng, Ruan Jiawen and Li Changhao)

Editor: Bao She

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