President Xi Jinping met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Both sides spoke positively of the development of China-Germany relations and expressed their intention to further expand and deepen practical cooperation between the two countries and continuously enhance the strategic significance of China-Germany relations.

Steering China-Germany relations within the broader global chessboard

Xi Jinping said that during his state visit to Germany in March this year, the two countries established a new positioning of an all-round strategic partnership. At present, the two sides are launching some new important mechanisms and producing results. During your visit to China this time, the two sides signed a series of cooperation agreements, which will certainly bring new impetus to bilateral relations.

Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Germany are strategic partners and both are major countries. The two sides should examine and steer China-Germany relations within the broader global chessboard, respect each other, understand each other, exchange and learn from each other, continuously enhance strategic communication and mutual trust, strengthen strategic coordination and cooperation, jointly promote the reform and development of global economic governance and the international system, and promote world peace, stability and prosperity.

At present, efforts should focus on building manufacturing cooperation between the two countries

Xi Jinping emphasized that China-Germany practical cooperation is all-round, and the two sides should take bigger steps to build a more prominent cooperation brand. The two sides should implement the cooperation projects already decided, and at present should focus on building manufacturing cooperation between the two countries and jointly operate the construction of the Frankfurt offshore RMB (6.2018, 0.0008, 0.01%) market well. For areas where specific cooperation has not yet been carried out, the two sides should take a long-term view and pursue innovation. The two countries should also look globally, give play to their respective advantages, and strengthen cooperation in every link of the global industrial chain. China welcomes Germany's participation in the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt. China will continue to advance opening up in an orderly manner and welcomes Germany to continue participating in competition in the Chinese market.

Xi Jinping said that China and Germany should persevere in promoting people-to-people and cultural exchanges, vigorously promote mutual visits between the two peoples, and enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the younger generation of the two countries by jointly compiling teaching materials and promoting each other's outstanding literature and art. We should also guide the media of the two countries to report on each other in a comprehensive and objective manner and help the peoples of the two countries understand each other objectively.

Germany will attract more Chinese enterprises to invest

Merkel said that President Xi Jinping's successful state visit to Germany last time once again proved that Germany-China relations are very good. We had in-depth talks, which remain fresh in my memory and make us believe that cooperation between the two countries will yield more fruitful results. Germany hopes to use mechanisms such as the Germany-China government consultations to strengthen dialogue and innovative cooperation between the two countries and cultivate new growth points in fields such as finance, industrial informatization, aerospace and social security. Germany will improve the investment environment, attract more Chinese enterprises to invest, and is willing to take active measures to facilitate mutual visits between the two peoples. Germany is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China within frameworks such as the G20.

Merkel briefed on the situation of implementing reforms within the EU and overcoming the impact of the debt crisis, and thanked China for its support. Xi Jinping said that China supports European integration and is a good partner of Europe, and hopes that Germany will continue to play an important role in promoting China-EU relations.