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TOKYO -- German
Chancellor
Angela Merkel visited Japan
for the first time in years as
Berlin looks to dial back a
strategy heavily focused on
China and
strengthen ties with
a fellow free-trade advocate.
While some 5,200 German
companies operate in China,
U.S. pressure on
China over
technology transfers and
subsidies has triggered a review
in Germany as well.
Germany sees cracks forming in
the global free-trade system
that has supported its development
as an exporting
powerhouse and is turning to fellow manufacturing
giant Japan
as a counterweight.
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