On October 29, Li Xingqian, Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), met in Beijing with a delegation led by Hans-Peter Friedrich, former Vice President of German Bundestag and Chairman of Internationalen Ausschussesder Ostdeutschen Wirtschaft. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening business exchanges between China and Germany as well as between China and Europe, fostering the innovation-driven development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and deepening international cooperation on industrial and supply chains.