German Chancellor Merkel has arrived in Beijing. Today, she posted in Chinese: "Berlin and Beijing are nearly 7,500 kilometers apart. For many years, we have always been willing to bridge this distance. For me, maintaining and deepening our diplomatic and economic relations is very important. To achieve this goal, we need open channels of dialogue."
Comment: Merkel's statement in Chinese comes at a time when China has once again become Germany's largest trading partner. This is not a coincidence, but rather determined by the reality of trade and economy. The annual trade volume of 251.8 billion euros between China and Germany, deeply integrated industrial chains, and hundreds of thousands of related jobs make pragmatic cooperation an unshakable necessity for both sides; her emphasis on bridging the distance and open dialogue essentially acknowledges the irreplaceability of the Chinese market for the German economy, taking the stabilization of trade and economic relations as the core to stabilize the basic framework of Sino-German and Sino-European cooperation. This is a rational choice driven by interests.
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