Xinhua News Agency, May 9, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with German Foreign Minister Belbock in Berlin on 9 May local time. Qin Gang said that China and Germany are both big countries with world influence, and under the current international situation intertwined with turmoil, dialogue and cooperation should be strengthened. The two sides should jointly prepare for the seventh round of Sino-German government consultations, design and accumulate results, and make a comprehensive plan for bilateral practical cooperation in various fields in the coming period. In the face of various global problems and challenges, countries need cooperation rather than confrontation, and mutual respect rather than recrimination. China and Germany should adhere to the right path and jointly oppose the "new cold war" and "decoupling", so as to inject confidence and impetus into world peace and prosperity. Belbock said that Germany attaches great importance to high-level exchanges and exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two sides, and looks forward to holding the seventh round of German-Chinese government consultations. This will be the first offline consultation since the epidemic and the first round of consultations between the new governments of the two countries. We are willing to work with China to promote positive results of the consultations with a focus on common, sustainable and action.In particular, we will promote cooperation between the two countries in the areas of climate change, energy transformation, biodiversity and youth exchanges. The two sides exchanged views on the Ukraine issue. Qin Gang expounded China's views and stressed that China's consistent position is to persuade peace and promote talks to promote the international community to form the greatest common denominator for a political solution to the crisis. European countries should start with the root causes of the crisis, cure both the symptoms and root causes, and make efforts to return to peace and security.