{"id":7634,"date":"2006-05-19T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2006-05-19T18:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/05\/19\/merkel-faces-balancing-act-on-first-visit-to-china-reuters\/"},"modified":"2006-05-19T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2006-05-19T18:24:11","slug":"merkel-faces-balancing-act-on-first-visit-to-china-reuters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/05\/merkel-faces-balancing-act-on-first-visit-to-china-reuters\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkel Faces Balancing Act on First Visit to China &#8211; Reuters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nFrom the Reuters via the New York Times (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/reuters\/world\/international-germany-china.html\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>):\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nGerman Chancellor <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angela_Merkel\" target=\"_blank\">Angela Merkel<\/a> faces a delicate balancing act when she visits China next week to forge unity on Iran and bolster bilateral economic ties, while delivering unwelcome messages on human rights and piracy.<\/p>\n<p>Merkel travels to China on Sunday for a two-day visit that takes her to Beijing and Shanghai. She is due to hold talks with Premier <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wen_Jiabao\" target=\"_blank\">Wen Jiabao<\/a> and President <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hu_Jintao\" target=\"_blank\">Hu Jintao<\/a> on her first trip to the country since replacing<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerhard_Schroeder\" target=\"_blank\"> Gerhard Schroeder<\/a> six months ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Schroeder enjoyed excellent relations with China because he avoided pressuring or criticizing them,&#8221; said Kay Moeller, an Asia expert at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swp-berlin.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">German Institute for International and Security Affairs<\/a> in Berlin. &#8220;The Chinese government is likely to be more reserved toward Merkel, at least at the start.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When in opposition, Merkel was critical of Schroeder&#8217;s efforts to scrap an <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989#US_-_EU_arms_embargo\" target=\"_blank\">EU arms embargo on Beijing<\/a> that was put in place after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. In a coalition pact sealed late last year, her government vowed to &#8220;intensify&#8221; the dialogue with Beijing on democracy and human rights.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nSee also Germany&#8217;s DW World&#8217;s &#8220;German-Chinese Relations at a Crossroads?&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dw-world.de\/dw\/article\/0,2144,1770571,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>); &#8211; China Daily&#8217;s &#8220;Hu vows to promote Sino-German relations&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/english\/doc\/2006-02\/23\/content_523365.htm\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Reuters via the New York Times (link): German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a delicate balancing act when she visits China next week to forge unity on Iran and bolster bilateral economic ties, while delivering unwelcome messages on human rights and piracy. 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