Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for Beijing and Berlin to develop ties with a "strategic" and "long-term" perspective Tuesday as he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Rio de Janeiro, state media said.
"China and Germany are both major countries with significant influence," Xi told Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 summit, according to Beijing's state news agency Xinhua.
"The two countries need to view and develop bilateral relations from a long-term and strategic perspective," Xi said.
Scholz last met Xi in April in Beijing, where he pressed China's president to use his influence on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
After the meeting Scholz told reporters he had pressed home to Xi that the alleged deployment of North Korean soldiers by Russia risks worsening the conflict.
Scholz said that the reported presence of North Korean troops fighting for Russia "is a further escalation," adding: it was "something which should worry everyone in Asia."
"China and Germany are both major countries with significant influence," Xi told Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 summit, according to Beijing's state news agency Xinhua.
"The two countries need to view and develop bilateral relations from a long-term and strategic perspective," Xi said.
Scholz last met Xi in April in Beijing, where he pressed China's president to use his influence on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
After the meeting Scholz told reporters he had pressed home to Xi that the alleged deployment of North Korean soldiers by Russia risks worsening the conflict.
Scholz said that the reported presence of North Korean troops fighting for Russia "is a further escalation," adding: it was "something which should worry everyone in Asia."
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