中德关系已经成为中欧关系发展的重要支撑，但不容忽视的是，德国政治精英更多地把中国看作一个好的做买卖的对象，并没有真正把中国认同为战略性的伙伴。如何超越简单的买卖关系成为当前中德关系发展的关键。一个繁荣、自信的欧洲才符合中国的利益，而欧洲的繁荣和自信都离不开欧盟的核心引擎以及事实上的“盟主”——德国。德国作为中国在欧盟的“关键伙伴国”是不可替代和不可避免的，对中国而言，用资本纽带“锁定”中德关系的战略方向，使中德关系从贸易伙伴迈向全球合伙人，则是着眼于稳定和巩固中欧全面战略伙伴关系的长远之举。
Sino-German relations has become an important support for the development of China-EU relations，but what should not be overlooked is that the German political elites regard Chinamore as a counterparty for business instead of a strategic partner from the bottom of their heart. How to go beyond the simple buyer-seller relationship？This has become the key to the development of Sino-German relations. A prosperous and confident Europe fits China’s interest，while EU’s prosperity and confidence cannot be separated with its core engine and the factual leader —Germany. Being China’s “key partner” in the EU，Germany’s role is irreplaceable and inevitable. As for China，to make Sino-German relations grow from trading partners towards global partners，with capital ties to “lock” the strategic direction of the Sino-German relations，is a long-term scheme focused on stabilization and consolidation of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and the EU.
