China vows to help Greece tackle debt crisis

China firmly supports measures by the euro zone and the International Monetary Fund to help Greece out of its debt crisis, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said on Tuesday.

"As a member country of the IMF, China shoulders corresponding obligations," Chen told visiting Greek Economy Minister Louka Katseli, according to an account of his remarks posted on the ministry's website, www.mofcom.gov.cn.

Chen was speaking a week after Chinese and Greek companies signed shipbuilding and construction deals in Athens worth hundreds of million of euros. 
Debt-laden Greece is seeking foreign investment to spur its economy, which is shrinking due to a fierce austerity programme that it has had to impose to save the country from bankruptcy.