By DPA,
Beijing : German President Horst Koehler left China Monday on board a commercial Air China flight because of technical problems with his German air force plane.
The Airbus Konrad Adenauer could not be repaired in time, forcing Koehler and his 50-member delegation to fly to Frankfurt with the commercial airline.
During his three-day visit to Beijing, Koehler attended the opening of the Paralympics, the Olympic games for athletes with disabilities.
The German president said he wanted to send a sign of encouragement for the integration of the physically disabled into society.
Koehler met his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, Sunday and the two countries agreed to further promote relations.
“Sino-German ties have developed soundly thanks to the concerted efforts of the two sides,” Hu said.