Berlin - Merkel's call with Chinese president not linked to her U.S. trip


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  • Saturday, 18 Mar 2017

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone call with the Chinese president, in which they agreed to work for free trade, had no connection to her visit to Washington that is overshadowed by trade issues, a German government spokesman said on Friday.

Merkel had been due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday but had to postpone the meeting until Friday due to bad weather.

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