Priority areas set for more cooperation

Two-way opening-up and mutual benefit lauded in Sino-German ties

Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that China stands ready to strengthen cooperation with Germany in priority areas such as trade, investment, manufacturing and vaccines, as he met with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Beijing.

Li, who held a grand welcoming ceremony for Scholz at the Great Hall of the People, said that China and Germany are both major economies and the two countries have constantly advanced their pragmatic cooperation to new levels as bilateral exchanges keep growing.

Noting that two-way opening-up and mutual benefit are distinct characteristics of China-Germany pragmatic cooperation, he said trade and economic cooperation represent the cornerstone of bilateral relations.