German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives two books as a present from China's Vice President Xi Jinping at the start of their meeting in the Chancellery in Berlin, October 12, 2009. During the meeting, Xi tabled a five-point proposal on boosting the sustained, steady and healthy development of the Chinese-German relationship. [Agencies]
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