Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has used a leaders' meeting to urge the European Union to accept China's market economy status.
China and Germany have vowed to expand their cooperative partnership and continue to fight against climate change.
China remained the biggest investing country in Germany in terms of project numbers for the third consecutive year in 2016.
In 2012, Germanylaunched the concept of "Industry 4.0" in its manufacturing sector. Three years later, a similar Chinese initiative, or the "Made in China 2025," debuted.