BELGRADE, SERBIA – Coal-powered flowers, mobile systems, major European Union officials scramble to counter Beijing’s mounting financial and influence that is political the continent.
EU user Croatia is hosting a summit Thursday between Asia and 16 local nations – the 8th thus far – that focuses on expanding company along with other links between Asia as well as the area, which Beijing views as a gateway into European countries.
The gathering in Dubrovnik regarding the so-called 16+1 initiative is comprised of Central and Eastern European nations which have endorsed Asia’s committed international “Belt and Road” investment task, that has triggered concerns among some key EU states about increased Chinese governmental and clout that is economic the spot. Continue reading “Asia’s Spreading Influence in Eastern Europe Worries West”