*  1  *  *  Welcome remarks, background  Dear Mr YI Gang, dear guests, it is a great pleasure to welcome you to this Sino-German workshop, which is being held within the framework of the Financial Stability Forum in Frankfurt.
Our goal of an in-depth exchange of ideas and experience relating to financial stability is part of the overall project of closer cooperation between China and Germany, as agreed last summer during Chancellor Angela Merkel’s state visit to China.