On March 26, 2013, Wang Qishan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, met at the Great Hall of the People with Germany's CDU/CSU delegation headed by Volker Kauder, chairman of the parliamentary group of Germany's Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU-CSU).

Wang said that the Communist Party of China (CPC) attaches great importance to party-to-party exchanges with the CDU-CSU and would like to advance pragmatic cooperation and strategic partnership between China and Germany in a healthy way. The CPC is firm in its ideals, faith and purposes and will unswervingly continue to lead the people on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The CPC will work out guidelines and policies in accordance with China's own national conditions, Wang said. He said the CPC’s governing concept, status and way are important connotations of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The CPC's leadership is a fundamental cornerstone for China to run its own affairs well and all 82 million CPC members should follow the central committee in their thoughts and actions. "As long as we are firmly confident in the theory, road and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, we will realize the Chinese dream," he said.

Kauder said the CDU-CSU will continue enhancing exchanges with the CPC and make contributions to advancing Germany-China relations.