China's Xi hails new chapter in Beijing-Berlin ties in meeting with Steinmeier
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that relations between Beijing and Berlin are opening a "new chapter," welcoming German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the Chinese capital for high-level talks focused on stabilizing comprehensive bilateral cooperation and navigating growing global and trade complexities.
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- Published Date: 01:29 PM 30 October 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed relations between Beijing and Berlin as being at the start of a new chapter during a meeting with his German counterpart in the Chinese capital on Friday.
Xi told President Frank-Walter Steinmeier that it was incumbent upon China and Germany to take the lead and forge a new model of cooperation based on equality, mutual benefit and strategic stability.
Steinmeier, in his opening remarks at the meeting, told Xi that the world needed China to play its part in preserving the international order.
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