German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will visit China and Japan next month talks for talks with political and business leaders, the government said Monday in a statement. Schroeder, who will be accompanied by a large business delegation, will visit both countries December 5 to 10, said the statement. In China, Schroeder will meet President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao in Beijing. He will also visit the northeast city of Changchun. In Tokyo, the Chancellor will have talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and take part in a German-Japanese business conference.
