Merkel made the remarks at the start of formal talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at Beijing's Great Hall of People during trip to China.
06 Sep 2019 10:34 AM
US's latest levies on imports from China took effect under high-pressure campaign aimed at compelling Beijing to sign a new trade deal.
03 Sep 2019 11:14 AM
Trump was challenged on a negotiating style in which he praises Chinese President Xi Jinping one day and castigates him the next.
27 Aug 2019 12:39 PM
Trump said that Chinese officials had made two 'very, very good calls' and that 'they want to make a deal'.
26 Aug 2019 2:17 PM
The G7 comprises the United States, France, Britain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Canada and the European Union.
20 Aug 2019 1:57 PM
By contrast, the United States and South Korea struck a trade agreement last September.
19 Aug 2019 12:32 PM
Trump, speaking to reporters at White House, also called into question whether another round of scheduled talks would take place in Sept.
10 Aug 2019 10:02 AM
US-China trade war escalated sharply after Washington on Monday branded Beijing currency manipulator for first time since 1994.
08 Aug 2019 8:04 AM
After coming to power, Trump has imposed 25 per cent import tariff on chinese products worth USD 250 billion.
03 Aug 2019 10:23 AM
The negotiations in China’s financial hub will be the first face-to-face discussions since negotiations collapsed in May.
30 Jul 2019 9:56 AM
Earlier in the day, Trump said Apple will not get any tariff waiver for its products made in China.
27 Jul 2019 1:21 PM
'We will announce a substantial reciprocal action on Macron's foolishness shortly,' Trump said.
27 Jul 2019 12:43 PM
Chinese foreign ministry declined to comment, referring the questions to defense ministry, which did not respond to a request for comment.
03 Jul 2019 12:35 PM
Trump also said he would not increase existing tariffs to China.
30 Jun 2019 12:29 PM
'We had a very good meeting with President Xi of China,' Trump said after the talks. 'I would say excellent.'
29 Jun 2019 12:11 PM
Trump said: 'It would be historic if we could do a fair trade deal. We are totally open to it.'
29 Jun 2019 9:31 AM
The much-anticipated meeting at G-20 summit in Japan will be the first face-to-face meeting for leaders since trade talks broke off in May.
25 Jun 2019 10:57 AM
The talks were held at the request of US President Donald Trump, according to Chinese state media agency Xinhua.
19 Jun 2019 8:40 AM
Trump also reiterated his intention to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping but gave no further details.
13 Jun 2019 10:03 AM
'Tariffs are great negotiating tool,' Trump tweeted, one day after saying he was ready to impose another round of punitive tariffs on China.
12 Jun 2019 11:56 AM