德国联邦铁路公司欲从中国采购列车
Germany's national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, is considering buying trains and spare parts from China.
德国国有铁路运营商，联邦铁路公司正在考虑从中国购买列车与零部件。
Company board member Heike Hanagarth told German media on Tuesday that in the following three to five years, Asia and China in particular could assume a key role in supplying Deutsche Bahn with trains and spare parts.
German media reports say Deutsche Bahn's objective is to cooperate with Chinese train makers CSR and CNR, and the company is planning to open a purchasing office in Beijing as early as this fall.
As a first step, Deutsche Bahn will reportedly begin purchasing some of the 35-thousand wheels it requires annually from Chinese manufacturers by 2017.