2026年10月30日，德国总理弗里德里希·默茨访问板门店非军事区（DMZ），希望朝鲜能像德国一样重新实现国家统一 1。默茨在现场表示：“让我们希望朝鲜有一天也能有机会重新获得国家统一。” 1
同日，中国国家主席习近平与德国总统弗兰克-瓦尔特·施泰因迈尔在北京举行会晤 1。双方称赞德中关系进入“新篇章”，并强调基于稳定和互利的新合作范式 1。数据显示，欧盟去年对华贸易逆差达3600亿欧元（4004亿美元），其中德国对中国贸易逆差去年增长至近900亿欧元（1000亿美元） 1。
On October 30, 2026, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at Panmunjom. 1 During his visit, he expressed hope that North Korea could eventually achieve national reunification similar to Germany's own history. 1 Merz stated: "Let us hope that North Korea will one day also have the opportunity to regain national unity." 1 The chancellor's remarks coincided with diplomatic engagements elsewhere in Asia, as German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the same day. 1 Both leaders emphasized opening a new chapter in bilateral relations and stressed a new cooperation paradigm based on stability and mutual benefit. 1
In parallel economic developments, automotive giant Audi reported a sharp decline in financial performance. 1 Third-quarter profits plunged 87% year-on-year to €95 million (approximately $106 million). 1 Consequently, the company lowered its full-year profit outlook for 2026 from an initial range of 5%-7% down to 3%-5%. 1 These figures reflect broader struggles within the Volkswagen Group, which announced on Thursday its largest quarterly loss in ten years, totaling nearly €6 billion. 1 Trade tensions remain evident in macroeconomic data, as the European Union recorded a trade deficit with China of €360 billion ($400.4 billion) last year, while Germany's specific deficit with China grew to nearly €90 billion ($100 billion). 1
Other domestic news included the eastern German town of Heidenau rejecting five petitions aimed at overturning a ban on installing new "Stolpersteine" (stumbling stones), small brass plaques commemorating Holocaust victims. 1 Additionally, vandals damaged a glass display case at the Munich memorial dedicated to the 1958 Manchester United air disaster, stealing a glass sculpture and several medals. 1
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