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| German Chancellor Angela Merkel presents Chinese President Xi Jinping with a map of China from the 18th century in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Getty |
Hong Kong: Last week German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping at a dinner where they exchanged gifts. Merkel presented to Xi a 1735 map of China made by prolific French cartographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville and printed by a German publishing house.
