On the brink. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed his finance minister on Wednesday, a move that could trigger snap elections. With the firing of Christian Lindner, who represents the pro-market Free Democratic Party, the governing coalition led by Scholz’s Social Democrats is on the brink of collapse. Scholz said Germany needed an “effective government that has the strength to make the necessary decisions for our country,” adding that he would call for a confidence vote in January.
First China trip. Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing paid his first visit to China since coming to power in a 2021 coup that exacerbated an armed insurgency that has been searing ever since. On the sidelines of the Greater Mekong Subregion Summit in the southern Chinese city of Kunming, he met on Wednesday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Li said China would continue to support Myanmar and deepen strategic cooperation, while Min expressed his gratitude for China’s economic and social assistance and its role in peace and reconciliation efforts.
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