BEIJING, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the primary EU chief to come back to Beijing after the profitable convening of the twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, paid an official go to to China on Friday.
Noting the advanced and fluid worldwide panorama, Chinese President Xi Jinping advised Scholz that the 2 main nations, with nice affect, ought to work collectively “in times of change and instability” and contribute extra to international peace and improvement.
Scholz careworn that his nation hopes to keep up communication and coordination with China to higher safeguard regional and world peace and safety.
China–Germany cooperation advantages EU, and the world
As Germany is a pivotal nation within the EU, the continent’s prosperity is intently related to Germany, and thus deepening China–Germany and China-EU cooperation will serve the pursuits of either side and past.
During their assembly, Xi careworn that China is able to work with Germany to construct a future-oriented all-round strategic partnership and push for brand spanking new progress in China–Germany and China-EU relations.
China and Germany ought to respect one another, accommodate one another’s core pursuits, adhere to dialogue and session, and collectively resist the interference of camp confrontation, Xi stated.
China is able to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Germany and the EU in worldwide affairs and collectively discover options to international points comparable to local weather change, biodiversity safety and meals safety, stated the president.
Scholz stated that the world wants a multi-polar sample and the position and affect of rising nations needs to be taken severely.
Germany opposes camp confrontation, he careworn.
Meanwhile, the 2 leaders additionally exchanged views on the disaster in Ukraine. China helps Germany and the EU in enjoying an essential position in selling peace talks and constructing a balanced, efficient and sustainable European safety framework, Xi stated.
“This is a critical moment for both Germany and China. Their relationship may not be based on shared political values, but on reciprocal interests, on the common fight against climate change and the strong willingness to build a multilateral world,” stated Song Xin, former political adviser on the European Parliament, in an article printed on CGTN.
Liu Lirong, an affiliate professor on the Institute of International Studies of Fudan University additionally advised CGTN that China–Germany cooperation not solely advantages the EU but additionally the world.
“China is the second largest economy in the world, and Germany is the largest economy in the EU. Chinese-German cooperation is of great significance in addressing many global challenges such as climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and global food security,” Liu stated.
China–Germany cooperation reveals big potential
The German chancellor’s go to coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic ties between China and Germany.
Over the previous 50 years, China–Germany sensible cooperation has deepened, and bilateral commerce has grown by almost a thousand-fold, Xi stated, including that the 2 sides ought to proceed to make the “pie” of widespread pursuits greater.
In this regard, he highlighted revitalizing cooperation in new areas comparable to new power, synthetic intelligence and digitalization whereas increasing the potential of cooperation in conventional areas.
Scholz stated that China is a crucial financial and commerce accomplice of Germany and Europe, and his nation is able to deepen financial and commerce cooperation with China.
Germany firmly helps commerce liberalization and financial globalization and opposes “decoupling”, he careworn.
China was Germany’s most essential buying and selling accomplice in 2021 for the sixth consecutive yr. The commerce quantity between them has mushroomed to greater than $250 billion in 2021 from lower than $300 million on the very starting of diplomatic relations.
In the primary 9 months of this yr, overseas direct funding into the Chinese mainland expanded 15.6 % yr on yr to 1.00376 trillion yuan. In U.S. greenback phrases, the influx went up 18.9 % yr on yr to $155.3 billion, information from China’s Ministry of Commerce confirmed.
(Cover: Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, November 4, 2022. /Xinhua)
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