Friedrich Merz Secures Airbus Deal and Urges Putin to End the War

Friedrich Merz secured a major agreement for China to purchase 120 Airbus aircraft during his first official visit to Beijing.Friedrich Merz urged Xi Jinping and Li Qiang to leverage their relationship with Vladimir Putin to help end the war in Ukraine.A delegation representing 30 major companies including Volkswagen and BMW joined the trip to advocate for fairer market access.The two nations agreed to resume high-level government consultations while addressing trade tensions involving the EU.