德意志联邦共和国是中国在欧洲最重要的客户和供货者，最近几年中，德中外贸总额不断增长；１９９８年达到将近３５０亿马克。德国在中国的投资越来越多，１９７８年以来，德国的直接投资已达到将近３０亿美元（日本和美国各为１６０亿美元）对中国新市场的主要投资者除了汽车 The Federal Republic of Germany is China’s most important customer and supplier in Europe. In recent years, the total volume of foreign trade between Germany and China has been on the rise. In 1998, it reached nearly 35 billion marks. Germany has invested more and more in China. Since 1978, Germany’s direct investment has reached nearly 3 billion U.S. dollars (Japan and the United States each have 16 billion U.S. dollars). Major investors in new markets in China except cars