China willing to deepen German ties

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HAMBURG, Germany - Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He, who is in Germany from Sunday to Wednesday, has said that Beijing is willing to work with Berlin to promote bilateral cooperation in finance, trade and investment

Liu made the remarks during the visit, in which he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and delivered a keynote speech at the closing ceremony of the 8th Hamburg Summit themed "China meets Europe".

Liu conveyed to Merkel a message from President Xi Jinping, in which Xi noted that China and Germany are all-around strategic partners and bilateral cooperation in various fields has enjoyed a sound momentum of development.

China highly values the deepening of China-Germany ties and is willing to cooperate closely with Germany to enrich bilateral cooperation and strive to promote global economic governance, safeguard multilateralism and free trade, and build an open global economy, the message read.