00:03German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first visit to China next week.
00:07He will be received in Beijing on Wednesday by Premier Li Xiong and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
00:13The German Chancellor will visit Beijing's Forbidden City and German car company Mercedes-Benz.
00:19He will then travel to Hangzhou to visit Chinese robotics firm Unitry and German turbine maker Siemens Energy.
00:26The two-day visit will focus on competition and on the right balance of cooperation, a government spokesperson said.
00:35The visit comes at a critical time for Germany, whose car makers are facing intense Chinese competition.
00:43Germany has tried to maintain solid ties with China, despite Beijing's refusal to criticize the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
00:51while also seeking to avoid over-reliance on Chinese trade.
00:56Thank you very much.
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