# Merz invites Japan to back trade alliance as China urges Germany to be ‘rational’

https://mins.news/en/item/118793

- Reuters, 2026-10-28 09:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/merz-invites-japan-back-trade-alliance-china-asks-germany-be-rational-2026-10-28/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae1c2fc27f3420001c8cfe3

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Japan on Wednesday to support a proposed global alliance defending rules-based trade, an initiative he has promoted during a week-long trip to Asia.

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