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Wen: Sino-Germany Trade Volume to Exceed 200 Bln USD
Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday that trade volume between China and Germany will "hopefully" exceed 200 billion U.S. dollars this year. China Mulls More Efforts in EU Debt; China Not Out to Purchase Europe

• German Chancellor Concludes China Visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel left south China's Guangdong Province on Saturday, concluding her fifth official visit to China since taking office.

• China Not Out to Purchase Europe: Wen
Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday that China has neither the intention nor the ability to buy up Europe, answering concerns over the country's increasing investment in debt-stricken eurozone economies.

• Premier: Clean Technology A Priority for Sino-German Cooperation
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday that energy conservation and environmental protection will be a key area for the future of Sino-German cooperation.

• Hu Calls for Expansion of China-Germany Links
Chinese President Hu Jintao said Friday that China was ready to push forward its long-term, healthy and in-depth development of strategic partnership with Germany over the decades to come.

• Wen Holds Talks with Merkel
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday exchanged views with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on major bilateral issues.

• Wen: China Mulls More Efforts to Address Europe's Debt Issue
China is considering "involving itself more deeply into" the efforts to address Europe's debt issue, Premier Wen Jiabao said after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday.

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Schedule

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Beijing on Thursday, starting a three-day official visit to China. It is the fifth time that she visits the country as chancellor.

In Beijing:

--Meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao and top legislator Wu Bangguo
--Holding talks with Premier Wen Jiabao
--Delivering a speech at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

In Guangzhou:

--Attending a forum for Chinese and German businessmen with Premier Wen
--Visiting the Chinese branch of Herrenknecht, a German company producing robotic tunnel-drilling machines

Eurozone Debt Crisis

The eurozone crisis is a central theme of Merkel's China visit.

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Comments and Analysis

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