The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to China gave a reception for German Unity Day in Beijing on 9 October 2006. Dr. Volker Stanzel, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the People’s Republic of China awarded the Großes Verdienstkreuz of the Federal Republic of Germany to Vice Minister LIU Yanhua on behalf of the German President.

Vice Minister LIU Yanhua actively advanced the China-Germany S&T cooperation and facilitated the healthy development of S&T exchanges and relations of the two countries during the period when he was in charge of international S&T cooperation. For this reason, German President decided to award Vice Minister LIU Yanhua the Großes Verdienstkreuz of the Federal Republic of Germany.