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China-Germany Ties Back on Track

13/06/08June 13, 2008

Germany and China have agreed to resume regular talks on strategic foreign policy. The statement was made at a joint press conference of German and Chinese foreign ministers in Beijing. This is German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s first visit to China since Chancellor Angela Merkel's meeting with the Dalai Lama in Berlin last year put a strain on relations between Beijing and Berlin.

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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi before their meeting in Beijing on Friday, June 13, 2008
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi before their meeting in Beijing on Friday, June 13, 2008Image: AP