Summit offers platform for 'strong impact'

Conference in Germany puts Sino-European ties in spotlight

The Hamburg Summit on Friday and Saturday takes place at a strategically important time, as Premier Li Keqiang delivers the keynote speech on the second day and relations between China and Europe are closer than ever.

The biennial high-level conference on Sino-European economic relations held in Hamburg, Germany, is hosting Li for the first time as it celebrates its sixth meeting in 10 years.