Evolving China-Germany ties: A new engine for China-EU cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, October 30, 2026. /Xinhua In Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, an intelligent electric vehicle carrying German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife takes to a test track. On October 27, just hours after arriving in the city, Steinmeier visited Volkswagen's research and development (R&D) center. It's the German automaker's largest research and development facility outside Germany. Steinmeier experienced the vehicle's driver-assistance and automated parking features firsthand.
