China's Xi calls on EU to work with China, says Beijing handles ties with sincerity, goodwill
Xi said China views the European Union as a partner and said differences can be resolved through dialogue, while trade tensions topped talks with Germany.
- On Oct 30, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met Chinese President Jinping in Beijing on the final day of his four-day state visit to China.
- Steinmeier urged China to help preserve the international order, telling Jinping, "We both bear responsibility for the international order and for the conditions under which states in this world maintain and shape their relations."
- Addressing the trade deficit of $100 billion from last year, Steinmeier said, "We want close trade and economic relations with one another. And in such a way that they bring sustainable benefits to both sides."
- Chinese President Jinping called for an "all-dimensional strategic partnership" and urged Germany to adopt a "rational, pragmatic and friendly" China policy, saying "differences and problems can always be resolved."
- Beijing emphasized that cooperation outweighs competition, as Jinping told Steinmeier both countries should forge a new model based on equality and strategic stability, with differences resolvable through equal dialogue.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Sook-hee = Chinese President Xi Jinping held a series of meetings with the presidents of Germany and Switzerland on the 30th, expressing his determination to strengthen cooperation with Europe while...
German President Steinmeier urges China's Xi to reduce trade surplus
Beijing — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to seek a reduction in the high foreign trade deficit with his country during a meeting on Friday, the last day of his four-day state visit to China. "We want close trade and economic relations with one another. And in such a way that they bring sustainable benefits to both sides," Steinmeier said during a meeting in Beijing with Xi that prominently featured t…
At the end of a several-day state visit, Federal President Steinmeier meets his Chinese counterpart in Beijing. He does not only have warm words for head of state Xi.
China, Germany should uphold international order, presidents say
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