" BERLIN Jared Goff Womens Jersey , June 2 (Xinhua) -- The following is the full text of the speech given by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the China-Germany Forum: Shaping Innovation Together:
China and Germany: Building a Golden Partnership on Innovation
Speech by H.E. Li Keqiang
Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
At the China-Germany Forum: Shaping Innovation Together
Berlin, 1 June 2017
Chancellor Merkel,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Friends,
It is a great pleasure to meet you in the beautiful city of Berlin. Boasting a time-honored history, the dynamism of a modern metropolis and the reputation as the European capital of innovation Samson Ebukam Womens Jersey , Berlin provides a fitting venue for the China-Germany Forum on innovation. I am sure our discussions here will trigger and foster new inspirations, new ideas and new business opportunities. On behalf of the Chinese government, I wish to congratulate you on the success of the forum and pay tribute to all those who have worked for friendship and cooperation between our countries.
During my visit to Germany three years ago, our two countries issued a joint program of action on cooperation, with the theme of shaping innovation together. It is so far the most substantial joint document and the master plan on mid- to long-term innovation cooperation between our two countries. We Chinese often say, three years is a natural cycle for making real progress. Over the past three years Josh Reynolds Womens Jersey , with the concerted efforts of people from all sectors, China-Germany innovation cooperation has taken solid steps. The competent departments of our two countries respectively issued the China Strategy and Germany Strategy, which is the first of its kind for science and technology cooperation between major countries.
We jointly built the first ""Industry 4.0"" demonstration production line in Shenyang, a concrete result of cooperation between ""Made in China 2025"" and ""Industry 4.0."" Metro trains jointly developed by CRRC and Siemens are sold to the United States, Brazil and other countries, showing the dynamism of China-Germany cooperation in third countries. Our research institutes and companies have created the ""2+2"" cooperation model John Johnson Womens Jersey , building a bridge connecting research findings with market application. Sino-German industrial parks in Shenyang, Qingdao, Wuhu, Jieyang and Taicang, each with its distinctive features, have emerged as the front-runners of our innovation cooperation.
Strong partnership for innovation has provided a powerful engine for China-Germany practical cooperation. In recent years Cooper Kupp Womens Jersey , despite sluggish global trade, trade between China and Germany has been stable overall. According to German statistics, our two-way trade reached 170 billion euros last year. For the first time, China has become Germany's largest trading partner, and Germany now accounts for 30 percent of total China-EU trade. The technological content and added value in our trade have been steadily increasing. About 80 percent of German exports to China are mechanical and electrical products and chemical products, and two thirds of German imports from China are mechanical and electrical products.
Investment cooperation between the two countries has moved from a one-way street onto a two-way lane. German companies still see China as a key destination for investment Gerald Everett Womens Jersey , with their investment in China growing by 74 percent in 2016. Investment by Chinese companies in Germany has been fast expanding, exceeding 10 billion U.S. dollars in accumulative terms. Our personnel exchange has increased. There are more than 45,000 Chinese students in Germany, and over 30,000 experts and 8,000 students from Germany in China. It is fair to say that China-Germany innovation cooperation has become an example of cooperation between a developing country and a developed country Eric Dickerson Womens Jersey , playing a pivotal role in China-EU cooperation on innovation.