Xinhua News Agency, Berlin, February 18 (Reporter Zhu Sheng Zhang Yuhua) According to data released by the German Federal Statistics Office on the 18th, the bilateral trade volume between Germany and China in 2021 will increase significantly compared with 2020, and China has become Germany's most important trading partner for the sixth consecutive year. .

  According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office, in 2021, Germany's imports from China will increase by 20.8% compared with 2020; its exports to China will increase by 8.1% compared with 2020.

The German Federal Statistical Office said in a statement on the same day that China's importance in Germany's import trade is steadily rising.

  The data also showed that the total bilateral trade between Germany and the Netherlands, Germany and the United States ranked second and third last year, with 206.1 billion euros and 194.1 billion euros respectively.

  In the past decades, in the ranking of Germany's most important import sources, China ranked 35th in 1980 and rose to 14th in 1990. Since 2015, China has been Germany's largest importer of products.

  Jürgen Friedrich, general manager of Germany Trade & Invest, said in a written interview with reporters that China is one of the world's important growth markets and an important partner in coping with global challenges such as the new crown epidemic and climate change.

  According to data from the General Administration of Customs of China, the total value of imports and exports between China and Germany in 2021 will reach US$235.1 billion in US dollars.