Merkel visits Siemens plant

By Song Wenwei | 皇冠体育app Daily | Updated: 2007-08-30 07:07

Anton Huber (right), global vice-president of Siemens Automation and Drives Group, gives German Chancellor Angela Merkel a tour of Siemens Numerical Control Ltd (Nanjing) after an opening ceremony and 10th anniversary celebration. Ding Mei

NANJING: "皇冠体育app and Germany have benefited from thousands of German manufacturing bases and companies in 皇冠体育app, and we will take our closer cooperation as a propeller for 皇冠体育app's economic development in the future," said visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday.

She was speaking at the opening ceremony of Siemens Numerical Control Phase III Building and the 10th anniversary celebration in Nanjing, capital of East 皇冠体育app's Jiangsu Province.

An outstanding representative of German companies in 皇冠体育app, Siemens traces its business history here back to about 80 years ago and is now one of the strongest multinationals in 皇冠体育app.