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Chinese President Xi Jinping received German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Beijing. Steinmeier is on a state visit to China from October 27 to 31.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” said foreign media reported the meeting.
Chinese state media reported that Xi and Steinmeier held talks but did not disclose details of the meeting.
The main aim of Steinmeier’s visit is to reach an agreement on resolving trade disputes with China. During the visit, the German president called for preserving the principle of mutual benefit in relations between the two countries.
At a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Steinmeier drew attention to the growing trade deficit between Germany and China. He said it had reached about 90 billion euros.
The German president, whose powers are largely representative, stressed that Berlin wants to work with China to resolve trade issues.
