# Peng Liyuan meets German president’s wife over tea

https://mins.news/en/item/123361

- CGTN, 2026-10-30 15:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-30/Peng-Liyuan-chats-over-tea-with-wife-of-German-president-1RFB20PVPRS/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Peng Liyuan met Elke Budenbender, wife of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, over tea in Beijing on Friday. As part of her husband’s state visit to China through October 31, Budenbender discussed cultural and people-to-people exchanges with Peng. Both expressed support for deeper cooperation and friendship between the two peoples.

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