Since 1975, Germany has been China’s largest trading partner in Europe. China is currently Germany’s largest trading partner in Asia, with a trade volume totaling $78 billion in 2006, up 23.6 percent from a year bef...Since 1975, Germany has been China’s largest trading partner in Europe. China is currently Germany’s largest trading partner in Asia, with a trade volume totaling $78 billion in 2006, up 23.6 percent from a year before. Germany has also been the biggest European investor in China, with an accumulated investment of about 10 billion euros ($7.4 billion). German FDI going to China totaled $1.98 billion last year, a year-on-year increase of 29.3 percent. In an exclusive interview with Beijing Review, Jutta Ludwig, Executive Director of the German Chamber of Commerce in China and Chief Representative of the Delegation of German Industry & Commerce Beijing, discusses the secrets of this cozy business relationship, talking about the chamber’s role in promoting bilateral economic ties, German investments in China, as well as intellectual property rights (IPR) issues involved in Sino- German technology cooperation.展开更多
文摘Since 1975, Germany has been China’s largest trading partner in Europe. China is currently Germany’s largest trading partner in Asia, with a trade volume totaling $78 billion in 2006, up 23.6 percent from a year before. Germany has also been the biggest European investor in China, with an accumulated investment of about 10 billion euros ($7.4 billion). German FDI going to China totaled $1.98 billion last year, a year-on-year increase of 29.3 percent. In an exclusive interview with Beijing Review, Jutta Ludwig, Executive Director of the German Chamber of Commerce in China and Chief Representative of the Delegation of German Industry & Commerce Beijing, discusses the secrets of this cozy business relationship, talking about the chamber’s role in promoting bilateral economic ties, German investments in China, as well as intellectual property rights (IPR) issues involved in Sino- German technology cooperation.