Beijing is ready to further explore cooperation potential with Berlin and push for new development in bilateral ties, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said upon his arrival in the German capital on Sunday.
Li is on an official visit to Berlin, where he will also hold the seventh China-Germany inter-governmental consultation.
Li said Germany is the first stop of his first overseas visit since he became the Chinese premier, and this visit will carry forward the two countries’ traditional friendship and deepen their cooperation.
Last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations and held a telephone conversation with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, providing strategic guidance for the development of bilateral ties, said Li.
In recent years, the China-Germany relationship has seen steady progress, Li said, adding that bilateral cooperation has been continuously deepened and expanded, with new achievements being made in such areas as economy and trade, technology, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, as well as green development.
He said the seventh China-Germany inter-governmental consultation will be the first time the newly formed governments of two countries interface with each other in such an all-around fashion.
The Chinese side is ready to engage in frank and in-depth exchanges with the German side based on the principles of mutual respect, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and achieving mutual benefit and win-win outcomes to further explore cooperation potential, properly handle differences and enrich their all-round strategic partnership, thereby sending a positive signal for maintaining stable global supply chains and world peace and prosperity, Li said.
Li said the more chaos and changes the world witnesses, the stronger is the need for the two peoples to carry forward their traditional friendship, enhance exchanges and cooperation, pool their wisdom, overcome challenges, and seize opportunities.
Li expressed Beijing’s willingness to work with Berlin to push for new development in China-Germany ties and create a bright future for humanity by following the major consensuses reached between the heads of state of the two countries.
During his stay in Germany, Li will meet with German President Steinmeier, chair the seventh China-Germany inter-governmental consultation together with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, attend the China-Germany Economic and Technical Cooperation Forum and a round table for Chinese and German entrepreneurs, meet with representatives from German industrial and business communities, and visit German companies in Bavaria.
The Chinese premier will also pay an official visit to France and attend the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact.
