China, a major Asian partner of Romania: vice-premier
(Xinhua) Updated: 2006-10-20 09:22 BUCHAREST -- Romania said
Thursday that China is one of its most important Asian partners and the
bilateral relationship is based on a steady friendship.
Romania's EU accession opens new opportunities for the development of
bilateral cooperation and the promotion of the presence of Chinese business
community in Romania, said vice premier Bogdan Pascu during his meeting with a
Chinese delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Commerce Liao Xiaoqi.
During the meeting, Bascu and Liao discussed the promotion of bilateral trade
and cooperation in such fields as IT, energy and infrastructure construction.
Liao, on behalf of the Chinese government, extended welcome to all Romanian
companies that wish to expand business in China.
More than 8,000 Romanian-Chinese joint ventures have been set up in Romania.
Chinese investment in Romania has so far amounted to $207 million.
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