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CHINA PRESS: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said China and Germany will continue

their two-way investment with a more open and inclusive mindset, according to

the website of the State Council late Thursday. 

- Both countries support multilateralism and free trade amid the current

complicated international environment: Li said during a Thursday meeting with

German Chancellor Angela Merkel; 

- Germany is against protectionism and defends free-trade rules. Cooperation

between the two nations will contribute to continued economic progress: Merkel; 

- Li and Merkel expressed a willingness to cooperate in autonomous driving, AI,

and Internet of vehicles. 

***Comment: Merkel arrived in China at Trump's order to start an investigation

on whether imported vehicles threaten U.S. national security. The industry is

expected to impact the German economy given it is one of the largest car

exporters to the U.S. As China and the U.S. reached an initial agreement in

Washington last week, Germany, China's biggest European trading partner, is also

working to maintain its trading position with China.