China enlarges its circle in Europe, and tries to convince Europeans it comes in peace | World News, The Indian Express

China enlarges its circle in Europe, and tries to convince Europeans it comes in peace | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Published: April 13, 2019 12:09:11 pm

China enlarges its circle in Europe, and tries to convince Europeans it comes in peace

The thickening ranks of China’s economic allies have left European officials increasingly wary. Last month, Italy formally signed on to China’s vast ‘‘One Belt, One Road’’ project, new Silk Road into Europe. On Friday, the summit meeting was capped by Greece’s announcement that it had joined, too.

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the 8th Business Forum of Central and Eastern European Countries & China in Dubrovnik, Croatia (REUTERS/Stringer) 

By Marc Santora