US pressures boost China, German ties: observer
2018-05-21 10:09:53 source:Global Times
May 20, 2018
US trade and political pressures are providing good opportunities for increased cooperation between China and Germany, said experts in anticipation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's 11th visit to China on Thursday and Friday.
Merkel's visit - at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang - is her first since her party was reelected last September, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang told a daily briefing on Friday.
"China and Germany are committed to the rules of the World Trade Organization, yet we will also talk about reciprocal access in trade and intellectual property issues," said Merkel in a report by Bloomberg.
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