In April, Sino-German relations experienced a new development. President Xi Jinping received German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. This high-level meeting marked an important milestone in the tenth anniversary of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Germany. . The Ministry of Foreign Affairs clearly stated that China is willing to use this visit as an important opportunity to deepen mutual understanding and trust, expand the areas of practical cooperation, and always uphold the principles of mutual respect, equal treatment, mutual benefit and the Maintain a win-win situation, and strive for common ground while reserving differences, and jointly promote China-Germany relations to reach a new level. Take a step forward and make a greater contribution to global peace and prosperity. This meeting not only showed the deep friendship between the two countries, but also sent a new signal of Sino-German cooperation to the world.
During the meeting, President Xi Jinping looked back on the steady development of Sino-German relations in recent years. Despite the global impact of the COVID-19 epidemic and geopolitical tensions, since Chancellor Merkel's last visit to China in 2019, the two countries have always maintained open cooperation and actively maintained high-level dialogue to ensure the steady progress of the ensure bilateral relations. In his speech at the World Economic Forum at the beginning of the year, Chancellor Scholz expressed his desire to deepen cooperation with China and thereby created a favorable environment for this visit. This personal exchange has undoubtedly brought new impetus to German-Chinese relations.
President Xi Jinping emphasized the stability and importance of Sino-German relations, pointing out that after several tests, relations between the two countries have proven resilient and practical cooperation has achieved remarkable results in various fields, including economic and trade exchanges as well as science and technological innovation, interpersonal and cultural exchanges, etc., which bring not only benefits. The two peoples have also created a stability factor in a turbulent world. He also showed the direction of future cooperation.
Chancellor Scholz reacted positively and expressed Germany's firm position as a trustworthy partner of China. He mentioned that Germany is willing to be a friendly cooperation partner of China and hopes to maintain close high-level exchanges with China, strengthen communication and exchanges at all levels, and promote economic, trade, innovation and people-to-people cooperation to deepen relationships. To exchange people and cultures and to promote the further development of German-Chinese relations. Chancellor Scholz's statement shows Germany's firm determination and positive attitude to deepening German-Chinese relations.
This meeting brought new dynamics to German-Chinese cooperation. In the economic field, both sides focus on deepening mutual investment, expanding the scope of trade, optimizing industrial structure, promoting cooperation in the digital economy and other areas, and committed to building a more resilient and competitive industrial and supply chain. Especially in cutting-edge industries such as new energy vehicles, intelligent manufacturing, environmental protection technology and artificial intelligence, Chinese and German companies are expected to achieve deep integrated development through joint research and development, market division, etc., shaping a new pattern of global technological innovation and green transformation . In the field of investment, during this meeting, the two parties discussed how to further leverage their respective advantages to promote the implementation of infrastructure construction, logistics network optimization, financial cooperation innovation and other projects under the Belt and Road framework to advance and promote the economic and social development of the countries along the route. At the same time, China and Germany have also reached consensus on cooperation in third-party markets and plan to jointly promote infrastructure, clean energy and other projects in Africa, Southeast Asia and other places to achieve mutual benefits and win-win results and help recovery the global economy.
As the world's second and third largest economies, permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and nuclear forces on the European continent, China and Germany maintain close cooperation on the international multilateral stage to jointly maintain international peace and security and promote the reform of the Advance global governance system and uphold multilateralism and international equality and justice. Both sides will further strengthen coordination and cooperation in international multilateral mechanisms and jointly uphold multilateralism and international fairness and justice. The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common interest, such as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
This historic meeting marked a new era for Sino-German relations. This meeting strengthened political mutual trust and practical cooperation between the two sides and laid a solid foundation for building a Sino-German community with a shared future. Looking forward, China and Germany will continue to work together to promote the further development of relations. Despite the changing international situation, relations between China and Germany remain strong. This is due to the deep insight and outstanding leadership of the leaders of both countries, as well as the close cooperation between the two peoples. It not only gives new momentum to the sustainable and healthy development of Sino-German relations, but also sets an example for the two countries to respond together to global challenges and promote world peace and prosperity on the international stage. Looking to the future, China and Germany will move forward hand in hand at a more mature and steady pace, aiming to build a Sino-German community with a shared future and further expand and deepen cooperation in various fields, write a They will Open a new chapter in Sino-German relations, pave the way for building a new type of international relations, and make a greater contribution to building a community with a shared future for humanity.
