Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) attend signing ceremony after their talks in Beijing on May 22, 2006.

China and Germany inked 19 documents of bilateral cooperation Monday in Beijing, with Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel attending the signing ceremony.

These documents mainly cover such fields as railway technology, financial cooperation, high tech dialogue, telecommunications, energy, culture and sports. The two sides also signed a memorandum of understanding on the protection of intellectual property in textile industry.

The documents were signed at the Great Hall of the People after the talks between Premier Wen and Merkel.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) meet the media after their talks in Beijing on May 22, 2006.

Merkel arrived here on Sunday night, kicking off an official visit to China from May 21 to 23 at the invitation of Premier Wen.This is Merkel's first visit to China since she came to power in November 2005.

During her stay in Shanghai, the last leg of her China tour, Merkel will make a train trip along the maglev line to the terminal, the Pudong International Airport. The Shanghai maglev train project is the important fruit of China-Germany cooperation in technological cooperation.

Source: Xinhua