Berlin, 10.10.14: In front of the Federal Chancellery, Chancellor Angela Merkel awaits the arrival of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang.
The two countries' delegations were meeting for the third time, to expand cooperation.
A joint plenary session at the Federal Chancellory got the consultations off to a good start.
A total of 12 German ministries and 14 Chinese ministries agreed on a framework for action for the bilateral partnership on innovation.
One important item on the agenda is stepping up economic relations. Representatives of the business community, including Martin Winterkorn and Dieter Zetsche, were at on hand at the Federal Chancellery.
The Chancellor and the Chinese Prime Minister had lunch with Cabinet ministers and representatives of the business community
This was followed by a joint press conference given by Angela Merkel and Li Keqiang.
Then there was time for a shopping trip with the Chancellor to a local supermarket.
The two heads of government visited a supermarket close to the Brandenburg Gate.
In the afternoon the Chancellor opened the Sino-German Forum for Economic and Technological Cooperation.
Before dinner Jörg Woltmann gave a guided tour of the porcelain works of the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur ...
... including the company's permanent exhibition
Dinner with the Chancellor wound up the Chinese Prime Minister's visit to Berlin.