Nation to deepenties with Germany

China and Germany will deepen cooperation in the financial sector, senior officials from both countries said during their first high-level financial dialogue on Tuesday in Berlin.

Chinese Vice-premier Ma Kai and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said the two sides agreed to strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination, develop policy dialogue and pursue fiscal and financial cooperation.

Germany has been China's largest trading partner in Europe since 2002. In 2013, bilateral trade reached $161.6 billion.