Merkel said Europe appreciates China's confidence in the continent and its support for European integration.

She also noted that a steady, robust Chinese economy is an important factor in any global economic recovery.

China will continue to pursue a proactive fiscal, and prudent monetary policy, Hu said in his address at the G20 meeting.

The economy as a whole has maintained growth stability as it adjusts its economic structure and improves the standard of living, he said.

About the broadcaster:

Emily Cheng is an editor at China Daily. She was born in Sydney, Australia and graduated from the University of Sydney with a degree in Media, English Literature and Politics. She has worked in the media industry since starting university and this is the third time she has settled abroad - she interned with a magazine in Hong Kong 2007 and studied at the University of Leeds in 2009.

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