 | China's Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel listen to the German national anthem during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing August 27, 2007. click to open  |
 | China's Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) speak with local visitors in Zhongshan Park next to the Forbidden City in Beijing August 27, 2007. click to open  |
 | German Chancellor Angela Merkel tries out their hand at diabolo whirling in Zhongshan Park next to the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. After a short walk followed by dozens of journalists and officials during which the leaders stopped to speak with local visitors, they went on to attend a special musical evening at the Forbidden City concert hall to celebrate 35 years of diplomatic relations. click to open  |
 | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Zhongshan Park next to the Forbidden City in Beijing August 27, 2007. click to open  |
 | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, center, sits with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a tea house in Zhongshan Park next to the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. After a short walk followed by dozens of journalists and officials during which the leaders stopped to speak with local visitors, they went on to attend a special musical evening at the Forbidden City concert hall to celebrate 35 years of diplomatic relations. click to open  |
 | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak with local visitors in Zhongshan Park next to the Forbidden City in Beijing August 27, 2007. click to open  |
 | China's Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Zhongshan Park next to the Forbidden City in Beijing August 27, 2007. click to open  |
 | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel review the honour guard outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, 27 August. Merkel on Monday urged China to respect the rules of international trade and development, as Wen insisted the rising Asian giant was no threat. click to open  |
 | China's Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd L) tries his hand at diabolo whirling as German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) looks on in Zhongshan Park next to the Forbidden City in Beijing August 27, 2007. click to open  |
 | Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a joint press conference with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing. Merkel has raised human rights and other sensitive issues with China's leaders, while bluntly telling them to respect the rules of international trade and development. click to open  |