BERLIN: Germany’s economy and energy minister, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, was in Beijing on Tuesday to advance German-Chinese economic cooperation on the development of Industry 4.0 technologies in a meeting with China’s minister for industry and information technologies, Wei Miao.
Ministers Gabriel and Miao signed an agreement promoting cooperation of German and Chinese firms in “intelligent manufacturing and digital networking of production processes,” according to a statement from Germany’s economics and energy ministry.
That will involve developing links between the German government’s “Industry 4.0″ strategic industrial development program and China’s ” Made in China 2025″ initiative.