Co-financed by the EU and built by China, Peljesac Bridge is a reflection of cooperation between China and the EU under the Belt and Road Initiative, in which Chinese companies won the public tender in tough competition and followed EU standards. Croatia is now benefiting from the country's largest-ever infrastructure project.
Construction of the first Chinese vaccine factory in Europe kicked off in Belgrade. China's battery giant CATL officially launched a Hungarian plant with a total investment of 7.34 billion euros ($7.28 billion) to support Europe's green transition and electric vehicle development. It's among the five largest greenfield investments made in Europe in the last 10 years and the largest investment ever in Hungary. All these BRI projects have made a difference in people's lives.
By 2025, when the Hungary-Serbia railway project is scheduled for full operation, it will be a game changer in enhancing connectivity between the Balkan region and other parts of Europe and Asia.
Since its inception 12 years ago, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has seen more than three-quarters of the world’s countries join its cooperative efforts.
Openness is a distinctive feature of Chinese modernization, and adhering to opening up to the outside world is a fundamental national policy of China. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is not only a major measure for China to expand opening-up but also China’s solution to address global development challenges.