Beijing, Berlin urged to consolidate partnership

China and Germany should continue consolidating their all-around strategic partnership "from a long-term and strategic perspective", and further enable each other's success, President Xi Jinping said when meeting on Tuesday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the sidelines of the 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

During the meeting, Xi said that Beijing is willing to work with Berlin to uphold respect for each other's core interests and major concerns, and seek common ground while reserving differences.

China will "continue to provide broad market opportunities for German enterprises", and the two sides should focus on digitalization, intelligence and low-carbonization to upgrade their cooperation and work hand in hand to develop third-party markets, Xi said.