Beijing, 15 April 2024 (TDI): Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz said that he is impressed by the cooperation between German and Chinese enterprises in the field of hydrogen technology, and Germany is willing to continue to deepen friendly exchanges with China and push bilateral cooperation to a new level.
The remarks were made by the Chancellor on Sunday when he visited a Sino-German joint venture and a Sino-German cooperative scientific research project on water monitoring, in Chongqing Municipality.
Furthermore, during his visit at the joint venture Bosch Hydrogen Powertrain Systems, Scholz learned about the hydrogen powertrain products and fuel cell powertrain solutions, and experienced the assembly of hydrogen fuel cell power modules.
In response, the Chancellor expressed that the company’s technology progress and the factory construction speed were gratifying.
The German Chancellor is on a three-day official visit to China. The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that during the visit the German Chancellor would meet the President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, the meeting will focus on discussing the issues of common concerns.
Moreover the Chancellor is being accompanied by senior representatives of a number of renowned German companies including Siemens, Bayer, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Zeiss. China has been Germany’s largest trading partner with more than 5000 German companies operating in China.
During the regular press briefing of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the spokesperson said that China always views Germany as its important partner of mutually beneficial cooperation and supports Germany in playing a more important role in Europe and the wider world.
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China and Germany have benefited from each other’s development which has contributed to the welfare of both peoples. The two countries have steered China-EU relations on a steady and sustained course and injected more stability to the world.
Lastly, it added that China stands ready to work with Germany and take this visit as an opportunity to enhance mutual understanding and trust and deepen practical cooperation.
With the principles of mutual respect, equality, mutual benefits and seeking common ground while shelving differences to further advance bilateral relations and jointly contribute more to global peace and prosperity.
