On May 6, President Xi Jinping called Friedrich Mertz to congratulate him on his election as Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Germany are all-round strategic partners. In the 53 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have adhered to the path of mutual respect, trust, and equal treatment, and have always followed the path of cooperation of mutual benefit and win-win development, and have grown into good partners who work hand in hand and achieve each other, and promoted the sustained and healthy development of bilateral relations through high-level cooperation. The world today is in chaos, and unilateralism and protectionism are surging against the current, but peace, development, cooperation and win-win are still the right path and unstoppable trend of the times. As the world's second and third largest economy and a major country with global influence, China and Germany should follow the historical trend, adhere to fairness and justice, deepen exchanges and mutual learning, strengthen unity and cooperation, work together to withstand the storm, enhance the well-being of the people of the two countries, and jointly promote an equal and orderly world multipolarization and inclusive economic globalization. I attach great importance to the development of China-Germany relations and am willing to work with the Prime Minister to uphold the original aspiration of establishing diplomatic relations, consolidate political mutual trust, deepen exchanges and cooperation, create a new situation in the China-Germany all-round strategic partnership, lead the correct direction of China-EU cooperation, and jointly promote world peace, stability, development and prosperity.
On the same day, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council called to congratulate Mertz on his election as the German Chancellor, saying that China and Germany are all-round strategic partners, and the pragmatic cooperation between the two sides has achieved remarkable results and broad prospects in various fields. Equality, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation are historical choices made by the two countries, and are also the most distinctive feature of China-Germany relations. They deserve careful care and inheritance and promotion between both sides. I look forward to establishing and maintaining good work ties with you, deepening exchanges, promoting development together, enhancing understanding, building consensus, continuously enriching the connotation of China-Germany's all-round strategic partnership, and leading the correct direction of China-Germany and China-Europe cooperation.
