Xi calls for exemplary win-win cooperation with Germany

BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday, saying China and Germany should set example of win-win cooperation.

During the conversation, Xi extended his congratulations to Merkel on her election as German chancellor for the fourth time, and Merkel congratulated Xi on his election as Chinese president by a unanimous vote on Saturday morning at the ongoing session of the 13th National People's Congress.