Czech Republic can serve as springboard for companies' expansion into the EU

Strong complementarity between the economies of China and the Czech Republic will boost bilateral trade and investment, Czech Republic President Milos Zeman told China Daily on Thursday.

Furthermore, the Czech Republic's favorable investment environment and industrial strength make it a good springboard for Chinese companies' expansion into Europe, Zeman said.

"There are many examples of a win-win strategy," Zeman said, naming heavy industry, consumer products, energy and public infrastructure as examples of promising sectors for China-Czech Republic business cooperation.

The Czech president was speaking during the fifth China Investment Forum, a two-day conference held in Prague, organized by the Czech China Chamber of Collaboration and attended by more than 1,000 professionals and business executives from China and Europe.

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