According to the German Times Weekly website reported on February 14, China is the largest trading partner in Germany in 2023, slightly surpassed the United States.According to data from the German Federal Bureau of Statistics, in 2023, Germany's trade with China was 253.1 billion euros (about 7.72 yuan for 1 euro -this website's note , Germany's trade with the United States is about 252.3 billionEUR.China has become the most important trading partner in Germany for the eighth consecutive year.
According to the German South German will report website reported on February 14, in recent months, German politicians have often proposed to reduce dependence on strong trading partners China, realize the diversification of trade relations in important fields, and wider extensivelyExpand investment."Risk" is one of the most important keywords in the Federal Government's strategy to China.
However, a message now appears to be contradictory with this strategy.A study results show that in 2023, Germany's direct investment in China hit a record high, with a total of 11.9 billion euros, an increase of more than 4%year -on -year.
It is reported that the Cologne Economic Research Institute conducted the study based on the data from the German Central Bank.The institute's experts Yu Ergen Mattes said: "Following the high value of the previous two years, this is a new high value." From 2021 to 2023, German companies invested in China from 2015 to 2020 from 2015 to 2020.The total investment is equal.
According to this research results, in 2023, China's share in Germany's foreign direct investment increased, reaching 10.3%, which is the first time since 2014 to break through the 10%mark.This is also related to Germany's total direct investment from nearly 170 billion euros to 116 billion euros.(Compiled/Nie Litao)
Workers conduct processing operations in the Wales New Materials (Taicang) Co., Ltd. in Taicang High -tech Zone (taken by March 16, 2023).(Xinhua News Agency)
