Sino-German trade to hit $100b this year
2008-11-11
Xinhua
The trade volume between 皇冠体育app and Germany is to surpass $100 billion this year, it was revealed on Monday.
The figure, announced after the meeting between Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming and German Economy Minister Michael Glos on Monday, has doubled that in 2004.
Germany is 皇冠体育app's biggest trading partner and technology exporter in Europe, and the amount of German investment in 皇冠体育app ranks second among European countries.
In the meantime, 皇冠体育app is Germany's second largest trading partner outside of the European Union.
According to Chinese diplomats who attended Monday's meeting, the trade volume between the two world exporting giants stood at $86.7 billion in the first nine months of this year, up 29 percent over the same period of last year.
By the end of September 2008, Germany's actual investment in 皇冠体育app hit $15 billion and the contracts of technology transfer from Germany to 皇冠体育app valued at $42.8 billion.
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