Key facts
- Xi said China and Germany should build a cooperation model defined by equality, mutual benefit and strategic stability, per Xinhua.
- Xi said the two countries, the world's second- and third-largest economies, had a responsibility to support stable global growth.
- Beijing called on Europe to resist protectionism and keep open economic ties with China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier pledged to deepen cooperation in trade, technology and other areas at talks in Beijing on Friday, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
Xi said the two countries should establish a new model of cooperation defined by equality, mutual benefit and strategic stability. He said the world's second- and third-largest economies had a responsibility to support stable global economic growth and the development of China-Europe relations.
Beijing used the meeting to call on Europe to resist protectionism and maintain open economic ties with China. The account of the talks rests on Xinhua's report, and the article was available only to subscribers beyond its opening paragraphs.