International Leaders Navigate Tensions Over Taiwan and China Relations
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Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has distanced Berlin from French President Emmanuel Macron's comments that Europe should chart an independent course on Taiwan, stressing the importance of close partnerships with shared values like the US. Baerbock also warned that some German businesses have built up a risky reliance on China, while China warned Berlin not to "politicize" commercial relationships between the two countries.
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