Chinese premier promises reforms
AP
German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler, left, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang prior to a meeting in Berlin Monday May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Tobias Schwarz,Pool)
German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler, left, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang prior to a meeting in Berlin Monday May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Tobias Schwarz,Pool)
German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler, left, listens to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a meeting in Berlin Monday May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Tobias Schwarz,Pool)
The Prime Minister of China, Li Keqiang, right, talks to the chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), Sigmar Gabriel, second right, and the top candidate of the SPD for the federal elections in 2013, Peer Steinbrueck, left, during a meeting in Berlin, Germany, Monday, May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool5
The Prime Minister of China, Li Keqiang, right, talks to the chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), Sigmar Gabriel, left, during a meeting in Berlin, Germany, Monday, May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)
The Prime Minister of China, Li Keqiang, right, welcomes the chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), Sigmar Gabriel, second right, the top candidate of the SPD for the federal elections in 2013, Peer Steinbrueck, second left, and the party's board member Thorsten Schaefer-Guembel, left, for a meeting in Berlin, Germany, Monday, May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)
BERLIN (AP) ? New Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says his government wants to attract foreign companies and is willing to undertake reforms to promote investment.
Speaking Monday after meeting Economy Minister Philipp Roesler, Li said foreign companies needed to be able to expect fair competition and protection for their patents and copyrights.
The dpa news agency reports Li said: "China will not deviate from promoting reforms and opening to the outside."
Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed after meeting Li Sunday that Germany would work to avoid a trade war by using its economic clout to block the European Union from imposing punitive tariffs on Chinese products like solar panels.
Merkel spokesman Steffen Seibert says the chancellor also discussed human rights and artistic freedom with Li. He gave no details of Li's response.
Associated Pressboardwalk empire iOS 6 Release Date Canelo Alvarez Chavez vs Martinez Yunel Escobar Irish Daily Star Black Mesa
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.