The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that at the invitation of Premier Li Qiang, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will pay an official visit to China from the 14th to 16th of this month. During the period, President Xi Jinping will meet with him, and Li Qiang will also have talks with him to exchange views on bilateral relations and issues of common concern.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press conference that China-Germany relations have maintained high-level development, with close high-level exchanges between the two countries and continued deepening of practical cooperation. China has always been an important partner for Germany in win-win cooperation and supports Germany's role in Europe and the world. more important role. China and Germany have benefited from each other's development, benefiting the two peoples, and at the same time leading China-EU relations to become stable and long-term, injecting more stability into the world.
Mao Ning said that China is willing to take this visit with Germany as an opportunity to enhance understanding and trust, deepen practical cooperation, uphold the principles of mutual respect, equal treatment, mutual benefit and win-win, and seek common ground while reserving differences, so as to promote greater development of China-Germany relations and jointly contribute to the world. make greater contributions to peace and prosperity.