Recent years, though, have shown that business relations between Germany and China are not a one-way street.
The price-fixing scandal was a low point in relations between BA and Virgin Atlantic, despite being created by the development of dangerously close business relations between some employees.
Antonio Brufau, chairman of Repsol, said in the statement that he hoped their partnership would "expand business relations between our two countries".
His contributions to the growth and development of the Chamber, and to the creation of stronger business relations between Brazil and the United States in general, were far reaching and will be deeply missed.
Since 1999, the University of Bologna has had a branch in Argentina, offering master's level classes in management, international relations and other economics-based disciplines, but until now none of the courses focused specifically on business relations between Brazil and Europe.
Without mentioning the Malaysian airliner disaster, the statement said it was "concerned that the recent and ongoing developments in Ukraine and the reaction of the international community will lead to disruption in trade and business relations between Russia and the UK".
Her extensive research in international archives including a vast cache of merchants' letters written between 1704 and 1746 reveals a more nuanced view of the business relations between Jews and non-Jews across the Mediterranean, Atlantic Europe, and the Indian Ocean than ever before.
We are showing today that business relations between our two countries are at a very high level, the highest level". The Japanese news media have played down Mr. Putin's visit, treating it as an add-on to the Pacific summit meeting over the weekend in South Korea.
The same can be said for business relations between Taiwan and China.
Speculation over warming business relations between Libya and its former colonial overlord has reached other industries, however.
