Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2016.

June 13, 2016

"Chinese President Xi Jinping met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel here on Monday, hailing the China-Germany relations as 'very matured.'

'Sino-German relations have entered a very matured stage of development and pragmatic cooperation has reached a very high level after more than 40 years of joint efforts since the establishment of diplomatic relations,' Xi said.

Merkel arrived in Beijing on Sunday for the fourth round of China-Germany intergovernmental consultation. Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang co-chaired the consultation earlier on Monday."

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