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Schroder opens bid to broaden China trade
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-12-06 13:38 Germany and China share common views on many
international issues and can make important contributions to securing peace and
stability in the world, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said.
German Chancellor
Gerhard Schroeder (L) gets roses from a flower girl at Beijing airport.
[AFP] | In a written interview with Xinhua on the
eve of his three-day visit to China starting Monday, Schroeder said his talks
with Chinese leaders will aim at deepening "strategic partnership" and
continuing the "very close political dialogue" between the two countries.
The talks will cover a broad range of topics such as how to double bilateral
trade volume by 2010, expand cultural and environmental protection, deepen
people-to-people contact and contribute to solving international problems, he
said.
Germany and China have common concerns on strengthening the United Nations
and a multilateral system, fighting international terrorism and solving regional
crises in the Near-and Middle East,as well as nuclear issues concerning the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Iran, he said.
Both countries share identical views on sustained economic development,
protection of global resources and environment, and narrowing of the North-South
gap, he said.
By cooperating in those international fields, Germany and Chinacan make
important contributions to safeguarding peace and stability in the world, he
said.
On economic issues, Schroeder said Germany is ready to engage strongly in the
revitalization of China's industrial northeastern region. He will visit
northeast China in the company of a large German business delegation and hold
talks with governors of three northeastern Chinese provinces.
He noted that China had made changes to its foreign trade and enterprise
rights laws, which makes foreign investment in China more attractive and also
represents a step closer to the recognition of China's market economy status by
the European Union.
Schroeder said his government will strive for a consensus to be reached as
early as possible among EU countries on the issue of the EU lifting weapons
sanctions against China.
Germany firmly upholds its clear-cut One-China policy and supports a peaceful
reunification of China, Schroeder said, addingGermany opposes the independence
of Taiwan as well as any steps which lead to increased tension across the Taiwan
Strait.
Schroeder, who has visited China five times since 1999, said what mostly
impressed him during his previous visits are the friendship, optimism and
readiness to learn as displayed by the Chinese people.
The readiness of Chinese to accept necessary reforms and to participate in
those reforms is surely something Germans should learn from, he
said.
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