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Abstract Regarding China’s traditional manufacturing industry there is a large gap compared with developed countries in terms of green manufacturing development. As environmental problems become more serious, resources and environmental constraints prevent its further development. China has now incorporated green manufacturing into an urgent future development strategy, and the green manufacturing system has been gradually integrated into its industrial development strategy. This paper analyses the gap between China’s traditional manufacturing and the rest of the world’s industry-leading level. It discusses the structure of China green manufacturing development and operation model in progress. It further expounds the complementarity between China and Germany in green manufacturing while emphasizing the Sino-German cooperation methods and approaches.