According to him, the leaders of the two states exchanged views on international and regional issues.
“The Chancellor reported on the joint efforts of Europe and the United States to achieve a speedy ceasefire [РФ в Украине]. He called for supporting these efforts, ”the speaker emphasized.
In addition, he noted that both leaders noted the willingness to cooperate in partnership to resolve global problems.
Mertz and Xi Jinping agreed in the near future to resume a direct exchange of information in order to further develop German-Chinese cooperation, the report said. It is noted that the Chancellor of the FRN and the head of the PRC emphasized the importance of economic relations between Germany and China.
Context
China (the main geopolitical opponent of the United States) since the beginning of the full -scale attack of the Russian Federation on Ukraine in February 2022 is publicly trying to adhere to a neutral position and calls for negotiations, but at the UN it often votes in the same way as Russia, and, according to media reports, can provide it with military equipment.
According to the United States, in the spring of 2024, China strengthened the support of the Russian Federation, reports intelligence, optics for military equipment, rocket fuel, tanks and other goods. The then Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the PRC is the main supplier of military machines to Russia.
On November 15, Frankfurter AllGemeine Zeitung, citing three sources, reported that China for the first time provided the Russian Federation weapons For use in the war against Ukraine.
On April 17, 2025, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine received information that the PRC provides weapons of Russia. According to him, there is general information on this subject from the security service of Ukraine and intelligence. In particular, we are talking about the supply of gunpowder and artillery.
On May 17, Poland Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorsky said that China is a country that can affect the illegitimate President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and end the war in Ukraine.
On May 22, French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris and Beijing have a common goal about the war in Ukraine – a long and strong world.
