On the afternoon of October 30, 2026, Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, had a tea chat in Beijing with Elke Büdenbender, wife of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who was accompanying the President on a state visit to China.

Peng Liyuan fondly recalled accompanying President Xi Jinping on his visit to Germany in 2017, and expressed appreciation for Elke Büdenbender's long-standing commitment to the protection of the rights and interests of women and children. The two first ladies watched a short film on China-Germany people-to-people and cultural exchanges with great interest. Peng Liyuan stated that China-Germany cooperation in education, culture and other fields is rich and varied, and expressed the hope that the two peoples will maintain frequent exchanges, continuously enhance mutual understanding and promote people-to-people connectivity.

Elke Büdenbender sincerely thanked Peng Liyuan for the warm reception and thoughtful arrangements, expressed deep admiration for Peng Liyuan's work in promoting Germany-China people-to-people and cultural exchanges and cooperation, and stated her readiness to contribute to deepening bilateral cooperation in areas related to women and children's affairs and to enhancing the friendship between the two peoples.