Key status reflects countries on the move

Germany

Last year, Sino-German trade totaled $168 billion, according to the statistics from the General Administration of Customs. For the second year in a row, China is the largest trading partner for Germany, the largest economy in Europe. China is also Germany's largest source of imports and its third largest export destination.

Germany's national pavilion runs under the theme of "Meet Germany", displaying a selection of the country's most innovative and high-quality products.

Altogether 170 German companies hold exhibits mainly from high-end manufacturing and automotive sectors, but also with representation from consumer electronics, food, medical equipment, accessory and apparel, and healthcare sectors.

A large milling machine, which is able to reach a precision of 8 micrometers - the highest precision in the world so far - arrived at Shanghai last month for the expo.