Chinese President Xi welcomes German President Steinmeier in Beijing

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier who is on a five-day visit to ​China until ​October 31st met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Friday.

During the meeting Steinmeier told that the world needed China to play its part in preserving ​the international order, referring to the rules-based ​global governance system based on the UN Charter. Xi also said that it ​was incumbent upon their countries to lead and forge a new model of cooperation based on equality, mutual benefit and ​strategic stability.