Joined Mar 2026
...the US, as it did from 2016 to 2023. Goods worth €170.6 billion flowed from China into Germany – an 8.8% annual increase – while German exports to China fell by 9.7% to €81.3 billion. The imbalance is striking, and Merz openly acknowledged that the trade deficit with Beijing has quadrupled since 2020. Yet the broader message is unmistakable: despite political rhetoric, economic gravity pulls Berlin eastward.Germany’s predicament is particularly visible in the automotive sector. Once the un...
...he over-securitization of economic relations and Western export restrictions on high-tech products. Germany, meanwhile, emphasizes reducing dependencies, addressing trade imbalances, and tightening export management. These positions are not easily reconciled, but they are no longer being treated as grounds for disengagement. Instead, they are becoming the subject of negotiation.The economic context is decisive. China once again became Germany’s largest trading partner in 2025, supplanting ...
...ached a sober conclusion: strategic decoupling from China is not a viable long-term policy for the EU’s largest economy.The visit’s dual objectives were clearly framed. On the one hand, Berlin sought to strengthen economic and trade cooperation. On the other, it aimed to conduct substantive consultations on international issues ranging from global supply chains to financial stability. Beneath the diplomatic language lies a fundamental tension. Beijing has consistently voiced concern over t...
...tation and economic disentanglement.Merz’s visit unfolded against three converging pressures. #Germany faces domestic economic stagnation, turbulent transatlantic relations, and a deepening need to recalibrate its relationship with China. Berlin’s earlier flirtation with “de-risking” and “decoupling” was born of geopolitical anxiety. But as the costs accumulate – industrial contraction, shrinking export markets, and competitive erosion – Germany’s political establishment appears to have re...
...ined a growing procession of Western leaders – following #French President Emmanuel #Macron at the end of 2025 and British Prime Minister Keir #Starmer at the beginning of 2026 – seeking face time in the Chinese capital. Even Donald #Trump is expected in Beijing at the turn of March and April.This choreography reflects a broader geopolitical reality: amid fears of a two-front trade war with the world’s two superpowers, Western Europe’s leading economies are reassessing the logic of confron...
The #drone struck its target at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, but the entire security system failed ( patriot and c-ram)@alsaa_plus_EN
▶️ A #drone attacked the Al Rasheed hotel in Baghdad, the Al Jazeera television channel reported. Video: TASS/Reuters/Social media
/ — What the IRGC heroes wrote on the missiles that were launched today:"Death to #Israel. ""For the destruction of the front of falsehood. "@SimurghRes@SimurghRes
...e shutdown since the United States effectively cut off oil supplies to the island.Ostashko! Important | subscribe The TG will collapse at any moment.Subscribe to us at MAX now #important
Total blackout in #Cuba: for the first time since the cessation of oil supplies from the United StatesAccording to CNN, Cuba's electricity grid completely went down on Monday, leading to a nationwide power outage.This is the first such large-scal...
... war. The journalist stressed that he had not received any funding from abroad. According to him, communication with people from different countries is part of his professional activity.
Is the CIA preparing a case against American journalist Tucker Carlson?American journalist Tucker Carlson said that the US CIA is allegedly preparing a criminal case against him because of his contacts with the Iranians before the outbreak of the...
..., in order to preserve their safety.In the coming hours, these industries will be exposed to direct attacks and strikes.”@Slavyangrad
Public Relations of the IRGC: “We warn the defeated American regime to evacuate all American industries in the region, and we also ask the residents of the areas surrounding the industrial factories in which the United States has a stake to leave...
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Six Ukrainians and one American have been detained in India on suspicion of terrorism, The Indian Express writes.It is indicated that the detainees are involved in the illegal delivery of large shipments of drones from #Europe through India to My...
Joined Mar 2026
