Merkel's visit to intensify cooperation

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's upcoming visit to China will intensify cooperation in areas including urbanization, environmental protection and international affairs, German Ambassador to China Michael Clauss said in an interview ahead of the chancellor's three-day visit.

Merkel will arrive on Sunday, her seventh visit since she took office in 2005.

It comes after President Xi Jinping's visit to Germany in March. In October, Premier Li Keqiang will lead a delegation to Germany for the third China-Germany intergovernmental consultation.