Key facts
- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday.
- Xi Jinping called for China and Germany to forge a new model of cooperation based on equality, mutual benefit, and strategic stability.
- Steinmeier emphasized China's role in preserving the international order and the rules-based global governance system.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, October 30, 2026, during a five-day visit to China. Steinmeier stressed the importance of China's role in preserving the international order and the rules-based global governance system. Xi Jinping called for both countries to lead in forging a new model of cooperation based on equality, mutual benefit, and strategic stability, stating that this approach favors openness and cooperation over closure and confrontation. He also hailed the bilateral relations as entering a new chapter.