Fruits from reciprocal trust

German Chancellor Angela Merkel began a two-day visit to China on Thursday, her eighth visit since 2005. The frequent contacts between the two countries at the top level are emblematic of the closeness of ties, as well as their joint commitment to continuously upgrade their pragmatic cooperation.

On Thursday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and the German chancellor witnessed the signing of 13 agreements in such fields as youth exchanges, finance and industries.

It is obvious that both Beijing and Berlin have attached great importance to each other in recent years, and their joint efforts to constantly deepen and strengthen the foundations for bilateral interaction have paid off.