BERLIN, Aug 6, 2007 (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who holds the presidency of the Group of Eight wealthy nations, will visit China and Japan this month for talks on fighting climate change, a spokesman said Monday.

She will start the week-long trip August 26 with China as her first stop, deputy government spokesman Thomas Steg told reporters.

He added that Merkel would also make a trip to Greenland this month to survey the effects of global warming on the polar caps.