
If you don't want to be eaten by the big guys, you'd better get together. This is the message the Chancellor wants to send with his trip to Asia. It's just annoying that the presidential debate gets in the way.
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Chancellor Merz is on a diplomatic trip through Asia. At the same time, there is a debate in Germany about the successor to the office of Federal President.
Merz in Singapore, Japan and South Korea Even in Asia, the B question is catching up with the Chancellor
If you don't want to be eaten by the big guys, you'd better get together. This is the message the Chancellor wants to send with his trip to Asia. It's just annoying that the presidential debate gets in the way.
Konstantin von Hammerstein reports from Tokyo

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