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China's Wen Jiabao arrives for trade talks in Germany China-Germany trade: Wen meets Merkel in Berlin
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By Stephen Evans BBC News, Berlin Chinese and German leaders are meeting for trade talks in the German capital Berlin, with the Chinese seeking new investment by hi-tech companies.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has arrived in Berlin with a large trade delegation on the third and final leg of his European tour. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived on Monday evening on the final leg of his European tour, and is meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Economics is expected to dominate the agenda - China's trade with Germany dwarfs its trade with other European countries. Germany is by far China's biggest trading partner in the EU.
China wants more investment by German high-technology companies as it moves into more sophisticated markets. Mrs Merkel predicted bilateral trade would rise to 200bn euros (£178bn; $284bn) from 130bn over five years.
But German firms do not want to lose know-how to future Chinese competition. While China eyes more sophisticated markets, German firms do not want to lose know-how to Chinese competition.
Both sides are now starting to understand how they can benefit from each other, with some German companies keen to manufacture in China and realising that this will involve some transfer of technology, but also learning what trade secrets to hold back. Both sides are now starting to understand how they can benefit from each other, the BBC's Stephen Evans reports from Berlin.
China has one big card to play. Some German companies are keen to manufacture in China and realise that this will involve some transfer of technology, while remaining cautious about what trade secrets to hold back.
It has been increasing its holdings of bonds denominated in euros - in other words lending to eurozone governments. China has been increasing its holdings of bonds denominated in euros. Were these loans to eurozone governments to change, the crisis in the eurozone would get worse, our correspondent says.
Were that to change, the crisis in the eurozone would get worse. 'Respect our choices'
Mr Wen's visit began with an informal dinner hosted by Mrs Merkel at a lakeside villa on Monday.
The German leader insisted she would not play down human rights concerns for the sake of trade.
"We have different opinions on certain issues but I am confident we can discuss them," she said at the dinner.
Speaking to German and Chinese business leaders at his hotel on Tuesday, Mr Wen said he would not accept lectures from European partners.
"China respects the political system and the development model chosen by the citizens of the EU," he said.
"In exchange, we expect from the EU respect of our sovereignty, our territorial integrity and the autonomous choices of the Chinese people."