Wen, Schroeder sign accords aiming to double trade

With Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in attendance in Great Hall of the People ceremonies, China and Germany signed 22 cooperative documents, covering railways, finance, bank supervision, aviation, cars, agricultural products and digital communication. Schroeder said the session signaled closer cooperation between China and Germany, suggesting bilateral trade volume would double by 2010.