Officials in German state of Hesse said they expected that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to China will help strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields such as economy and culture.
Merz will pay an official visit to China from Feb. 25 to 26 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
"He is traveling with a big delegation there. That means economic people who very much appreciate the contact to China. China is an ideal partner for Germany, especially in this disturbed world. The cooperation between China and Germany will become even more deep, because we need each other, and especially in these erupting times," said Michael Borchmann, former head of the European and International Affairs Department of the German state of Hesse.
"We talk maybe about economy. I think that's a major topic of the chancellor. But I will travel in July to China to talk about cultural cooperation. So I think both are very important, cultural and economic exchange," said Christoph Degen, state secretary for science and research, arts and culture in Hesse.
German Hesse state officials stress economic, cultural cooperation with China
