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DUBROVNIK, Croatia, April
12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday
called for broader and deeper economic and trade
cooperation between China and Central and Eastern
European Countries (CEEC) Li Keqiang made a keynote speech during the opening ceremony of the 9th Business Forum of CEEC and China.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered speech at the 9th Business Forum of CEEC & China
Li said China-CEEC cooperation has maintained exuberant vigor and vitality, which is supported by the constant development of economic and trade cooperation.
Amid the backdrop of a slowdown in the world economy last year, trade volume between China and the 16 countries increased 21 percent, hitting a record high in history, and displaying a broad prospect for cooperation, Li said.
The Chinese premier also noted new progress in third-party market cooperation, joint efforts in Belt and Road construction, infrastructure connectivity, subnational cooperation, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges.
The premier said that China is willing to better align the Belt and Road Initiative with the development strategies of other countries, uphold the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, and insist on promoting peace, cooperation, openness, inclusiveness and mutual learning, so as to push for a broader and deeper China-CEEC economic and trade cooperation.
On investment and industrial capacity cooperation, Li said the Chinese government supports enterprises in their commercialized operations, and hopes that relevant countries will uphold the principles of fairness, justice and non-discrimination and protect Chinese companies' legitimate rights.
To further enhance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) cooperation, this year's leaders' meeting is going to launch the Global Partnership Center of CEECs and China and a website on the China-CEEC SMEs coordination mechanism in a bid to provide more convenient services for businesses to expand investment cooperation.
On boosting connectivity, Li said China encourages its enterprises to participate in infrastructure construction in the CEECs.
He also called for better financial conditions, diverse funding patterns and an active exploration of such construction modes as third-party market cooperation, joint bidding and public-private partnership.
William Wu, CEO of TOKO Technology as SMEs
representative attended the business forum in Dubrovnik
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic noted that the theme of the forum is "Building New Bridges through Openness, Innovation and Partnership," saying that he hoped all parties concerned can take this opportunity to further deepen economic and trade cooperation.
He also hailed last year's China International Import Expo in Shanghai, saying that the fair has presented new opportunities for all countries.
In the past few years, exports from the CEECs to China have increased by nearly five fold and China-CEEC cooperation has grown much closer, which is conducive to narrowing their gaps with developed countries, he said.
The Peljesac Bridge project is a model of EU-China cooperation, which will further enhance connectivity and EU-China trade, said the Croatian prime minister.
Li and Plenkovic jointly launched the China-CEEC SMEs coordination mechanism website. Together with other CEEC leaders, they also visited an exhibition on China-CEEC education cooperation, and attended a matchmaking meeting for SMEs from China and the CEECs.
More than 1,000 delegates from the governments, as well
as business and industrial communities of China and the
CEECs attended the opening ceremony. William WU,CEO of
TOKO Group, attended the 8th Summit of CEEC & China in Dubrovnik
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