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BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 1-- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that China is ready to make joint efforts with Germany to safeguard multilateralism and an open world economy. Xi made the remarks when meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the 13th summit of the Group of 20 (G20) in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. He pointed out that the development of China-Germany relations has maintained sound momentum and the two sides have carried out frequent high-level exchanges. As all-round strategic partners, China and Germany have seen ever closer cooperation in multilateral institutions and in global affairs, Xi said. He said China is ready to maintain close cooperation with the German side to make contributions to promoting world peace and stability. Xi stressed that China and Germany should stick to mutually beneficial and win-win results. China has unswervingly expanded opening-up and announced since the beginning of the year a series of new measures in opening up its market, Xi said. Xi said he has noticed that many German companies are among the first to benefit from the new opening-up policies in their respective areas. He called on the two sides to tap their advantages and push for higher quality and higher level of China-Germany cooperation. China, Xi said, sees Germany as its important partner in Belt and Road construction and is ready to work with the German side to boost connectivity between Asia and Europe. | 
