Belt and Road constructions underway in Europe
Two Serbian workers work in the construction site of a tunnel of the E763 high-speed pass in Serbia on May 3, 2017. [Source: Xinhua]
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that Chinese companies have made great progress on numerous infrastructural projects in Serbia and more are expected to come based on the good relations between the two countries. He made this statement during his visit to the construction site of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) near the city of Obrenovac on Aug. 22.
Vucic toured the construction works of E763 on a bridge across the Sava and Kolubara rivers together with the Chinese ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang and other officials. The bridge is a part of a 17.6-kilometre long highway segment, Surcin-Obrenovac, which CCCC began constructing in March this year.
Vucic praised the importance of CCCC's planning for the entirety of the new E763 highway project, announcing that after the segment is completed the vast area around it will become attractive industrial land.
Cosco's cargo ship sails out of the Piraeus Port, Greece, on May 7. [Source: Xinhua]
China's Cosco Shipping now owns 67 percent of the Piraeus Port's stock rights, and has the management rights of passengers and container ships.
It takes over 20 days for large cargo ships to reach the port from Shanghai. Since 2012, freights from China have arrived in the port in large numbers with goods destined for Greece and other parts of Europe. Between 2011 and 2016, the volume of cargo handled by the port has increased four-fold. Experts say China's strategy is to turn the Piraeus Port into a regional logistics center and a gateway to other European countries.
Novago is Poland's largest solid waste processing company. [Source: File photo]
China Everbright International purchased Novago, Poland's largest solid waste processing company, for €123 million last year. Novago, established in 1992, handled 890,000 tons of solid waste and had revenues of over 220 million yuan (US$33 million) in 2015.
Local citizens enjoy leisure time on the Pupin Bridge in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 18. [Source: Xinhua]
The Pupin Bridge, built by the China Bridge and Road Cooperation on May 23, is a road bridge over the Danube River in Belgrade, Serbia. The bridge is located upstream of the city center and connects the Belgradeneighbourhoods of Zemun and Borča.
It is the first large bridge which Chinese enterprises have built in Europe, and the first bridge built on the Danube River over the past 70 years. Local people compare it to a "friendship bridge" between the two peoples in China and Serbia.
