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 | Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji visiting Europe: Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, center, German minister of transport, Reinhard Klimmt, second from right, Rudolf Seiters, right, and Gerhard Ruebenkoenig, second left, both members of the German parliament and Gerhard Cromme, left, chief of ThyssenKrupp company that constructs the Transrapid train, share a laugh besides a German high speed magnetic float train Transrapid during their visit to the train's test track in Lathen, northern Germany, on Sunday, July 2, 2000. China has plans for a 25 mile (40 kilometers) track at a cost of about one billion marks (about 470 million US dollars/about 510 million euros). Chinese premier Zhu Rongji took a test ride Sunday on the Transrapid. click to open  |  | Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji visiting Europe: Zhu Rongji, Prime Minister of China, centre, gives a speech during his visit to the experimental center of German high speed train Transrapid, seen in background, in Lathen, northern Germany, Sunday, July 2, 2000. click to open |  | Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji visiting Europe: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, center, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, second from right, in front of a painting of the Great Wall after they signed the guestbook at the pavilion of China at the Expoground in Hanover, northern Germany, on Sunday, July 2, 2000. At the right stands Zhu's wife Lao An. click to open |  | Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji visiting Europe: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, second of left, receives a vase from Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, right, after they signed the guestbook at the pavilion of China, at the Expoground in Hanover, northern Germany, on Sunday, July 2, 2000. Also seen center is Birgit Breuel, secretary-general of the world exposition Expo 2000. click to open |  | Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji visiting Europe: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, left, looks on while Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji waves to spectators after they signed the guestbook at the pavilion of China at the world fair in Hanover, northern Germany, Sunday, July 2, 2000. click to open |  | Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji visiting Europe: German Secretary-General of the EXPO 2000 Birgit Breuel, left, shows Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji the Expoground in Hanover, Germany Sunday July 2, 2000. click to open |  | Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji visiting Europe: China's Prime Minister Zhu Rongji, left, and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, right, on their way to bilateral talks at the castle of Senningen near Luxembourg on Monday , July 3, 2000 . click to open |  | Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji visiting Europe: Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok, left, and Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji, right, inspect the honor guard upon Zhu's arrival at Binnenhof, the seat of the Dutch government, in The Hague Tuesday July 4, 2000. Zhu is on a two-day official visit to the Netherlands and will meet Dutch Queen Beatrix Wednesday. click to open |  | Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji visiting Europe: Chinese Prime minister Zhu Rongji meets his Dutch counterpart Wim Kok, Tuesday July 4 2000 at the Hague. Zhu is on a two-day official visit to the Netherlands. click to open |  | Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji visiting Europe: Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji, second right, shake hands with Dutch Queen Beatrix, far right, as his wife, second left, and Dutch Prince Claus, left, look on, at the Palace " Huis Ten Bosch," in The Hague, Wednesday July 5, 2000. Zhu is in the Netherlands on a two-day official visit. click to open |
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