Chinese Premier Li Welcomes German Chancellor Merz to Beijing for Talks
Berlin and Beijing “are nearly 7,500 kilometers apart. For many years, we have been very happy to bridge this distance. For me, it is very important to maintain and deepen our diplomatic and economic relations,” Merz said on the social media platform X.
“To achieve this goal, we need open channels of dialogue,” he added following his meeting with Li, during which the two countries also signed multiple agreements.
Merz arrived in Beijing for his first visit to China since being elected last year, marking a significant diplomatic engagement with the world’s second-largest economy.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry described Germany and China as “all-round strategic partners.”
Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters that the two nations have “accumulated successful practices of healthy competition and integrated development. China-Germany cooperation is mutually beneficial and brings tangible benefits to the peoples of both countries.”
Merz is also scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during this trip. He becomes the third Western leader to visit China this year, following the prime ministers of Canada and the United Kingdom in January, both of whom were the first visitors in many years.
Earlier this month, Merz met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
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