42 hours ago · Beijing
We don’t want China decoupling – but we must defend our interests, German president warns
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Beijing. The first report grouped here was at 29 Oct 2026, 07:48 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “We don’t want China decoupling – but we must defend our interests, German president warns”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Germany is not seeking to decouple from China, but must defend its economic interests, visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Beijing on Thursday, echoing the line taken by Chancellor Friedrich Merz during his tour of neighbouring countries. Speaking at Peking University, Steinmeier insisted that Europe’s goal was not to…
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Germany does not want China decoupling but must defend its interests, president warns
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We don’t want China decoupling – but we must defend our interests, German president warns
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