Xi, Scholz to expand 'pie' of shared interests

Leaders pledge to uphold economic globalization, resist bloc confrontation

China and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to stabilizing and consolidating bilateral ties as well as promoting China-Europe cooperation, and vowed to expand the "pie" of their shared interests and work together to uphold regional and global peace and security.

During their meeting in Beijing on Friday, President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who was in China on an official visit, pledged to further develop Sino-German cooperation in trade, economy and investment, strengthen the countries' coordination and partnership in international affairs and global challenges, and jointly uphold economic globalization while opposing bloc confrontation.

While exchanging their views about the ongoing Ukraine crisis, Xi urged the international community to support every effort to help peacefully resolve the crisis, jointly oppose using or threatening to use nuclear weapons to prevent the Eurasian land mass from seeing a nuclear crisis, and make efforts to ensure the stability of industrial and supply chains.