Sino-German trade ties deepen

中德双边贸易逆势上涨

China was Germany's most important trading partner in 2020 for the fifth consecutive year, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Monday. Despite the coronavirus crisis, foreign trade turnover with China increased 3 percent compared to 2019, with goods worth 212.1 billion euros traded between China and Germany last year, according to figures from Destatis.

德国联邦统计局2月22日公布的数据显示，尽管受到新冠疫情影响，但2020年中国和德国双边贸易总额同比增长3%，约为2121亿欧元，中国连续第五年成为德国最重要贸易伙伴。

Germany's second and third most important trading partners were the Netherlands and the US, with foreign trade at 172.8 billion euros and 171.6 billion euros, respectively, according to Destatis. Compared to 2019, however, Germany's foreign trade with both countries declined 8.7 and 9.7 percent, respectively.

德国的第二和第三大贸易伙伴分别为荷兰、美国。2020年德荷、德美双边贸易总额分别为1728亿欧元和1716亿欧元，同比分别减少8.7%和9.7%。