Li Qiang Meets with the German President

CCTV News (Xinwen Lianbo): On the 30th, State Council Premier Li Qiang met in Beijing with German President Steinmeier, who was visiting China on a state visit.

Li Qiang said that, through the joint efforts of both sides, China-Germany cooperation has flourished and brought greater well-being to the people of both countries. President Xi Jinping and Mr. President held a meeting to further plan the development of China-Germany relations. China is willing to strengthen strategic communication with Germany, consolidate political mutual trust, firmly safeguard free trade, share market opportunities, expand exchanges and cooperation in automobiles, chemicals, artificial intelligence, green development, people-to-people exchanges and other fields, and move toward a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win results. Germany is an important member of the European Union, and China hopes Germany will play a constructive role in developing China-Europe relations.

Steinmeier said that China's economic and social development and technological progress were changing with each passing day and were admirable. Germany is willing to deepen cooperation with China in a spirit of respect, trust and mutual benefit, support companies from the two countries in learning from one another, and resolve differences through dialogue.

Wu Zhenglong attended the meeting.