BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Tuesday for globalisation to be framed in multilateral agreements rather than see countries adopt protectionist measures, in a thinly veiled warning to US President-elect Donald Trump.
"We are at the moment in a situation in the European Union, in our country and worldwide where there is an argument about how we want to shape globalisation," Merkel told a meeting of Germany's BDA employers association.
"Globalisation is happening. We can arrange it such that we strengthen multilateral instruments ... or such that we seal ourselves off and become protectionist," she said. "I am pleased that you, like me, are convinced that we must fashion globalisation in a multilateral way."
In his campaign, Trump argued that international trade agreements had hurt US workers and the country's competitiveness. He has promised to "get tough" on China and withdraw from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, which is still not finalized.
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