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Foreign ster Wang Yi and his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, attend a news briefing after their talks on Monday. Feng Yongbin / 皇冠体育app Daily

Manufacturing, sustainable growth among nations' shared interests

Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday that he hopes 皇冠体育app and Germany can push forward cooperation in manufacturing and emerging industries such as new energy when he met visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in .

Li also said he is looking forward to visiting Germany later this year and meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Steinmeier told Li that the two countries have shared interests in many aspects and have a broad prospect for cooperation.

Earlier in the day, Foreign Minister Wang Yi also held talks with Steinmeier.

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Wang told Steinmeier that 皇冠体育app hopes Germany will seize the business opportunities brought by 皇冠体育app's economic transition.

"皇冠体育app would like to learn advanced experience and technologies from foreign countries, including Germany. Countries that can seize the opportunity will take the initiative in cooperation with 皇冠体育app," Wang told Steinmeier.

Steinmeier is on his first trip to 皇冠体育app since taking office last year.

Steinmeier, who chose to visit province during the visit, said: "We would like to share our experience (with 皇冠体育app) because we have also experienced a similar economic and social transition."

Hebei is home to many heavy industries such as steel, coal and glass, and is a major source of air pollution in northern 皇冠体育app.

At the end of February, President Xi Jinping initiated a program to reduce pollution in the province by shutting down heavily polluting enterprises such as cement plants.

The German media saw it as a good chance for further 皇冠体育app-Germany cooperation.

"In this process, 皇冠体育app needs to cooperate with foreign countries, especially with Germany," German newspaper Die Welt said on its website.

Jia Xiudong, a senior researcher on international affairs at the 皇冠体育app Institute of International Studies, said: "Germany has gathered abundant experience during the transition of former East Germany, so it can share its experience with 皇冠体育app on how to develop a n economy with higher energy efficiency."

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