Peng Liyuan meets wife of German president in Beijing
Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, chatted over tea with Elke Büdenbender, wife of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Beijing on Friday.
Büdenbender is accompanying her husband on his state visit to China, which runs through October 31.
Peng fondly recalled accompanying President Xi on his visit to Germany in 2017. She also praised Büdenbender's longstanding commitment to safeguarding the rights and interests of women and children.
The two watched a short film about cultural and people-to-people exchanges between China and Germany.
Peng noted that cooperation between the two countries in education, culture and other fields is rich and diverse. She expressed hope that people from both countries would maintain frequent exchanges, deepen mutual understanding and strengthen bonds of friendship.
Büdenbender expressed her heartfelt gratitude for Peng's hospitality and appreciation for her work in promoting cultural and people-to-people exchanges between Germany and China. She also said she was willing to contribute to deepening bilateral cooperation in relevant fields and strengthening friendship between the two peoples.
According to CCTV+, the meeting focused on promoting cultural and people-to-people exchanges and strengthening mutual understanding between China and Germany.
