MERKEL’S VISIT TOUTS INDUSTRIAL STRENGTHS AS AIRBUS LANDS MASSIVE DEAL

In the wake of buttressing Sino-British ties, European countries have begun to jostle to attract China’s cheque book. It comes as no surprise that Germany has arrived first in best-dressed, already well-established as China’s largest European trading partner. French President Francois Hollande is scheduled to visit next week, signaling a pecking order of state relations.