President Xi Jinping's visit to Germany, following Premier Li Keqiang's visit a month ago, shows China's strong commitment to deepening its partnership with the country and further developing Sino-EU relations, according to Shi Mingde, Chinese ambassador to Germany.

The two leaders also had visited in 2014, making for "a rarely seen diplomatic move in Sino-German relations and even in China's history of foreign relations," Shi told China Daily in an exclusive interview in Berlin. "So this has gained growing attention from the world."

Xi made his first state visit to Germany in early 2014, followed by an official visit by Li.