To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (802 ) 5/24/2018 6:10:49 AM From: elmatador Respond to of 13794 Germany and China, two exporting nations that run large trade surpluses with the United States, have found themselves in Trump’s firing line and are scrambling to preserve the rules-based multilateral order on which their prosperity rests.China, Germany bullish on investment as Merkel visits Beijing under shadow of Trump trade threats By Andreas Rinke and Ben Blanchard BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) - China welcomes German firms and will protect their investments, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday after meeting visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who said Germany supported Chinese investment there. Merkel faces a delicate diplomatic balancing act on her two-day China visit, which is clouded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade threats and his decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. Germany and China, two exporting nations that run large trade surpluses with the United States, have found themselves in Trump’s firing line and are scrambling to preserve the rules-based multilateral order on which their prosperity rests. But while Merkel’s hosts may be keen to send a message of total Chinese-German solidarity in Washington’s direction, German officials have suggested that Merkel must avoid the appearance of siding too openly with China in a confrontation with Germany’s longtime ally. Li, in a joint media appearance with Merkel at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, said China and Germany both upheld global free trade, and stressed the huge potential for cooperation between them. Though the two countries had problems, they could be overcome, and increasing cooperation was good for Europe and the world, Li said. “China’s door is open. You can say it will open even wider,” he said, standing next to Merkel. China welcomes German producers of autonomous vehicles to invest in China, Li said, pointing out the country had already lowered entry requirements for new energy vehicles