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flag Germany reaffirms U.S. as top security partner, rejects closer ties with China, and advances trade deals in Asia.

flag German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stated Germany remains closer to the United States than China, reaffirming the U.S. as Europe’s most important security partner despite transatlantic tensions over NATO defense spending and U.S. claims on Greenland. flag He rejected closer ties with China, calling them misguided, and emphasized Europe’s ability to defend its interests through unity, as seen in its coordinated response to U.S. overtures on Greenland. flag Wadephul also highlighted the EU’s free trade agreements as crucial to maintaining rules-based global trade, noting ongoing efforts to expand them with several Asia-Pacific nations including Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Australia.

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