Xi Jinping urged Germany to adopt a "rational, pragmatic and friendly" policy towards Beijing during talks with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Xi called for closer strategic cooperation, declaring that China prefers "openness to closure, and cooperation to confrontation." The meeting comes amid growing trade tensions between the EU and China, with Germany pushing for tougher measures against unfair trade practices. Source: Reuters.

Xi Jinping urged Germany to adopt a "rational, pragmatic and friendly" policy towards Beijing during talks with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Xi called for closer strategic cooperation, declaring that China prefers "openness to closure, and cooperation to confrontation." The meeting comes amid growing trade tensions between the EU and China, with Germany pushing for tougher measures against unfair trade practices. Source: Reuters.