Leader of Germany's oppositional CDU Merkel and von Pierer, the former head of industrial group Siemens AG address a news in Berlin. Heinrich von Pierer (R), the former head of industrial group Siemens AG passes beside Angela Merkel, leader of Germany's oppositional Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as they address a news conference at the party's headquarters in Berlin August 30, 2005. German industry must focus on innovation and offer products of superior quality if it is to compete with rising economic giants like China and India, a top adviser to Germany's conservative opposition said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch