# Tea, tunes and ties: China-Germany cultural exchanges flourish

https://mins.news/en/item/123360

- CGTN, 2026-10-30 16:24 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-31/Tea-tunes-and-ties-China-Germany-cultural-exchanges-flourish-1RFI4qyVmwg/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Peng Liyuan met German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s wife, Elke Budenbender, for tea in Beijing. They discussed cooperation in education and culture and expressed hopes for closer people-to-people ties. The report also describes exchanges spanning language programs, festivals, arts and tourism.

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