On May 27, 2013, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council at invitation had breakfast with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at German Chancellery. They had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on trade problems between China and Europe, China-EU relations, the current situation of European debt crisis as well as other topics of common interest.

Li Keqiang expounded China's position on the investigations of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy that EU imposed on Chinese wireless telecommunication products. Merkel expressed that Germany understands and takes seriously the concerns of China, and Germany is ready to take firm measures against EU for the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into wireless telecommunication products of China.