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China’s military holds talks in France and Germany despite rising trade tensions

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 28 Oct 2026, 11:43 UTC. The headline in use is “China’s military holds talks in France and Germany despite rising trade tensions”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has held defence strategy consultations with France and Germany over the past week despite mounting trade tensions between Beijing and Europe. A PLA strategy consultation delegation visited France and Germany from October 21 to 28 for the talks, according to a statement released by China’s…
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China’s military holds talks in France and Germany despite rising trade tensions
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