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Germany postponed Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul's trip to China after Beijing confirmed only one meeting—with Wang Yi—despite plans for talks over two days, a Foreign Office spokesperson said. The unfulfilled schedule would have been the first ministerial visit under Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative-led government, in office since May. Berlin expressed regret and did not specify which side canceled. The delay comes as a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson attacked Germany's stance on Taiwan, and as trade strains deepen over rare-earth export controls and EU chip worries following the Netherlands' move on Nexperia.

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