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our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online
  
    

Beijing (dpa) – The prime minister of Bavaria, the state at the
centre of Germany‘s economic power, renewed Friday a partnership
agreement with the prosperous Chinese province of Guangdong.

Topping Horst Seehofer‘s agenda while visiting the provincial capital
Guangzhou for the trade talks were efforts to launch direct flights
between Guangdong and the Bavarian capital Munich.

“The Chinese side declared that the chances are good,” Seehofer said
of the possibility of the new flight, which would connect Germany‘s
second-busiest airport with China‘s most populous province.

Seehofer‘s Chinese hosts in turn requested that the coaches of
football powerhouse FC Bayern Munich help train Guangdong‘s players.

“We will enter a cooperation agreement with Guangdong province,” said
Paul Breitner, a former star player for Bayern Munich who accompanied
Seehofer on the trade mission.

China is an important market for the football club. It hopes to soon
open a new office in China and its players are scheduled to go on
tour there next year.

The economic partnership between China and Germany has boomed in
recent years.

The volume of trade between Bavaria and China alone has jumped about
ten-fold since 2000. Guangdong province is adjacent to Shanghai,
where Germany companies such as Daimler, Volkswagen and engine maker
MTU have factories.

Seehofer will remain in China through Monday, when he will meet with
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang. On Saturday, Bavaria will open a
new trade mission in Guangdong with local leadership in attendance.

 



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