On May 22, 2026, the Chinese Consulate General in Munich hosted a briefing meeting on China’s "15th Five-Year Plan" and the China-Germany Economic Roundtable. Consul General Qiu Xuejun and Gudrun Weidmann, Director of the Department of Internationalisation, Location Policy, Invest in Bavaria of the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, attended the event, together with more than 40 representatives from government, business, and academic circles in China and Germany. Professor Tu Xinquan, Dean of China Institute for WTO Studies, University of International Business and Economics, delivered a keynote speech.

Mr. Qiu Xuejun said that China, Germany, and the state of Bavaria have a high degree of industrial complementarity, a solid foundation for economic and trade cooperation, and promising prospects for future collaboration. Prof. Tu Xinquan elaborated on the key elements of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan, emphasizing that China’s comprehensive industrial chain system, vast market scale, and strong innovation capacity will provide broad opportunities for China–Germany economic and trade cooperation.

Director Weidmann noted that China has remained Bavaria’s largest trading partner for many years and expressed hope that the 15th Five-Year Plan would create new opportunities for practical cooperation between the two sides. Representatives from German companies attending the meeting said that they would continue to deepen innovation cooperation and industrial coordination with China, working together to achieve mutual benefit and shared development.