China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming attends the opening ceremony of the third Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries in Macau November 13, 2010. China's trade surplus for 2010 will be lower than the $190 billion recorded last year, Chen said on Saturday. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (L) shakes hands with Portugal's Economy Minister Jose Vieira da Silva after the signing of a bilateral agreement at Necessidades Palace in Lisbon November 7, 2010. China's President Hu Jintao said on Sunday his country will back Portugal's efforts to confront the financial crisis, but stopped short of vowing to buy Portuguese debt as the Iberian country hoped.
REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) stands as Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming signs an agreement in Athens October 2, 2010. China offered on Saturday to buy Greek government bonds in a show of support for the country whose debt burden triggered a crisis for the euro zone and required an international bailout. REUTERS/John Kolesidis (Greece - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-Hoon (R) and his Chinese counterpart Chen Deming (L) sign documents as South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (3rd R) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (3rd L) look on during a signing ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul May 28, 2010. Wen begins a two-day visit to South Korea on Friday for talks with East Asian trading partners, but the issue of how to reign in provocative North Korea is expected to dominate. REUTERS/Jung Yeon-Je (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS) 

South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-Hoon (R) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Chen Deming during a signing ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul May 28, 2010. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao begins a two-day visit to South Korea on Friday for talks with East Asian trading partners, but the issue of how to reign in provocative North Korea is expected to dominate. REUTERS/Jung Yeon-Je (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS) 

South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon (C) leads Japanese Trade Minister Naoshima Masayuki (L) and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming upon their arrival at the seventh Trilateral Economic & Trade Ministers' Meeting in Seoul May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

Japanese Trade Minister Naoshima Masayuki (L), South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon (C) and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming arrive for the seventh Trilateral Economic & Trade Ministers' Meeting in Seoul May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

Japanese Trade Minister Naoshima Masayuki (L), South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon (C) and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming pose for photographs before the seventh Trilateral Economic & Trade Ministers' Meeting in Seoul May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon (C) reaches for Japanese Trade Minister Naoshima Masayuki (L) and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming while posing before the seventh Trilateral Economic & Trade Ministers' Meeting in Seoul May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming addresses a news conference after meeting European Union Commissioner of Trade Karel De Gucht at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

European Union Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) hold a joint news conference after their meeting at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

European Union Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) hold a joint news conference after their meeting at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS PROFILE) 

European Union Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) hold a joint news conference after their meeting at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

European Union Commissioner of Trade Karel De Gucht and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) hold a joint news conference after their meeting at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

European Union Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) hold a joint news conference after their meeting at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

An employee poses with China yuan notes at the Bank of Taiwan head office in Taipei March 8, 2010. China will continue to reform its exchange rate policy in a gradual and controlled manner, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said today. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN - Tags: BUSINESS) 

An employee poses with China yuan notes at the Bank of Taiwan head office in Taipei March 8, 2010. China will continue to reform its exchange rate policy in a gradual and controlled manner, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said today. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN - Tags: BUSINESS) 

China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan (R), Finance Minister Xie Xuren (2nd R), head of the National Development and Reform Commission Zhang Ping (2nd L) and Commerce Minister Chen Deming hold a news conference focusing on strengthening and improving macro-control during China's annual parliament in Beijing March 6, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming answers a question at a news conference during China's annual session of parliament, in Beijing March 6, 2010. It may take two to three years for China's exports to recover to their level attained before the global financial crisis struck in 2008, Chen said on Saturday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (C) listens to a question at a news conference during China's annual session of parliament, in Beijing March 6, 2010. It may take two to three years for China's exports to recover to their level attained before the global financial crisis struck in 2008, Chen said on Saturday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming answers a question at a news conference during China's annual session of parliament, in Beijing March 6, 2010. It may take two to three years for China's exports to recover to their level attained before the global financial crisis struck in 2008, Chen said on Saturday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma (2nd L) and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (R) attend a signing ceremony at the China-India trade and investment cooperation forum in Beijing January 19, 2010. India's gross domestic product growth is expected to accelerate in 2010 from 2009, Sharma said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma (L) and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming arrive for the China-India trade and investment cooperation forum in Beijing January 19, 2010. India's gross domestic product growth is expected to accelerate in 2010 from 2009, Sharma said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma (L) and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming attend a signing ceremony at the China-India trade and investment cooperation forum in Beijing January 19, 2010. India's gross domestic product growth is expected to accelerate in 2010 from 2009, Sharma said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma (L) and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming attend a signing ceremony at the China-India trade and investment cooperation forum in Beijing January 19, 2010. India's gross domestic product growth is expected to accelerate in 2010 from 2009, Sharma said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma (L) and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming hug each other at the China-India trade and investment cooperation forum in Beijing January 19, 2010. India's gross domestic product growth is expected to accelerate in 2010 from 2009, Sharma said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming leaves after a signing ceremony in Riyadh January 10, 2010. Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and key customer China want to boost trade volumes by 50 percent by 2015 and solve disputes over issues such as dumping amicably, officials said on Sunday. "We want to increase the trade volume to $60 billion by 2015 after the target of $40 billion (for 2010) was surpassed early in 2008," Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen told reporters. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf (R) and China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming attend a signing ceremony in Riyadh January 10, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf attends a meeting with China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming in Riyadh January 10, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming speaks with his delegates before a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf in Riyadh January 10, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf speaks to reporters after a meeting with China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming in Riyadh January 10, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming attends a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf in Riyadh January 10, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf (R) welcomes China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming upon his arrival at Riyadh January 10, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf (R) welcomes China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming upon his arrival at Riyadh January 10, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming attends a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf in Riyadh January 10, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf attends a meeting with Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming in Riyadh January 10, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming addresses the plenary session of the WTO ministerial meeting in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming addresses the plenary session of the WTO ministerial meeting in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming addresses the plenary session of the WTO ministerial meeting in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (R) gestures next to Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming before the start of the WTO ministerial meeting in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (L) talks to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk before the start of the WTO ministerial meeting in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (R) gestures next to Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming before the start of the WTO ministerial meeting in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming attends a conference for the signature of a declaration on a joint feasibility study on a Sino-Swiss free trade agreement in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Swiss Economy Minister Doris Leuthard and Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (L) talk before launching a joint feasibility study on a Sino-Swiss free trade agreement by signing a joint declaration in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chen Deming Chinese Minister of Commerce attends a conference for the signature of a declaration on a joint feasibility study on a Sino-Swiss free trade agreement in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT) 

Swiss Economy Minister Doris Leuthard and Chen Deming Chinese Minister of Commerce (L) shake hands after launching a joint feasibility study on a Sino-Swiss free trade agreement by signing a joint declaration in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chen Deming Chinese Minister of Commerce attends a conference for the signature of a declaration on a joint feasibility study on a Sino-Swiss free trade agreement in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT) 

Chen Deming Chinese Minister of Commerce attends a conference for the signature of a declaration on a joint feasibility study on a Sino-Swiss free trade agreement in Geneva November 30, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2. REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT) 

France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (C), Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming (R), and Herve Novelli, France's Junior Minister for Trade, Artisan Trades, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises, Tourism and Services attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (REUTERS POLITICS BUSINESS TRAVEL) 

Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming delivers a speech as she attends The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (REUTERS BUSINESS POLITICS) 

France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (R), France's Foreign Trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac (C), and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming (L) arrive to attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (REUTERS BUSINESS POLITICS) 

France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming, attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (REUTERS POLITICS BUSINESS) 

France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (REUTERS POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Australia's Trade Minister Simon Crean and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (R) attend a news conference at the APEC 2009 trade ministers meeting in Singapore July 22, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE BUSINESS POLITICS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) shakes hands with Canada's Trade Minister Stockwell Day after a news conference at the APEC 2009 trade ministers meeting in Singapore July 22, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE BUSINESS POLITICS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming gestures as he answers a question a news conference at the APEC 2009 trade ministers meeting in Singapore July 22, 2009. Chen said on Wednesday that the pace of decline in its exports could ease in the second half of the year. In the foreground is Australia's Trade Minister Simon Crean. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE BUSINESS POLITICS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming attends a news conference at the APEC 2009 trade ministers meeting in Singapore July 22, 2009. Chen said on Wednesday that the pace of decline in its exports could ease in the second half of the year. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE BUSINESS POLITICS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) speaks to New Zealand's Trade Minister Tim Groser (R) through an interpreter before a lunch meeting at the APEC 2009 Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Singapore July 21, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE BUSINESS POLITICS) 

Trade ministers pose for a group photo during the APEC 2009 Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Singapore July 21, 2009. The ministers are (front row L-R) Australia's Trade Minister Minister Simon Crean, Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade Lim Jock Seng, Canada's Trade Minister Stockwell Day, Chile's Vice Trade Minister Carlos Furche, China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming, Peru's Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Martin Perez, Singapore's Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang, World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy, Japan's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiko Hashimoto, Japan's Director-General for Trade Policy Hideichi Okada, Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Rita Lau, (back row L-R) South Korea's Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon, Indonesia's Trade Minister Mari Pangestu, Malaysia's Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamed, Mexico's Secretary of Economy Gerado Ruiz Mateos, New Zealand's Trade Minister Tim Groser, Philippines' Secretary of Trade and Industry Peter Favila, Russia's Vice Minister for Economic Development Andrey Siepnev, Thailand's Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs Yiin Chii-Ming, U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk, Vietnam's Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang and APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Chairperson Teng Theng Dar. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE BUSINESS POLITICS) 

Chile's Vice Trade Minister Carlos Furche (L) speaks with China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming before a group photo session during the APEC 2009 Minister Responsible for Trade Meeting in Singapore July 21, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE)