Both China and Germany have adjusted their foreign policy in recent years and have played active roles in international affairs respectively，which opens up new perspectives for the development of bilateral relations. The upgrade of Sino-German relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership has its focus in strengthening cooperation in security policy and international order. Although Merkel intends to seek a rebalancing policy in Asia in her third term，but compared to other Asian partners，the Sino-German relations are getting more active both in economic cooperation and political consultations. With regard to the balance problem of Sino-German “special” relations and China-EU relations，Germany avoids being a maverick player in EU’s China policy and is willing to take more responsibilities at the European level，while China hopes Germany could play a constructive role in eliminating differences between China and the EU. In addition，the Sino-German relations have been influenced by the transatlantic partnership and Asian regional politics. <<