Merkel Says EU Has 'Strategic Interest' in Working With China.

Merkel Says EU Has "Strategic Interest" in Working With China (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel said the European Union has a "great strategic interest" in maintaining cooperation with China in the face of a widening list of grievances with the government in Beijing. In a speech in Berlin late Wednesday, the German leader said the 27-member bloc's relationship with China will be a top priority when her government takes over the six-month rotating EU presidency on July 1. [Extracted from the article]