Sueddeutsche Zeitung: China invests in Greece while EU is afraid

German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung has pubished an article on China’s big business opportunity in Greece speaks, while the European Union is hesitant to invest in Greek territory, newgreektv.com reports in the following article:

“China is investing one billion euros in Greece and is expanding, constantly expanding. The European Union sees (Greece as) risk, while China sees opportunity ” the newspaper notes.

“Captain Fu Cheng Kui, the managing director of the Piraeus Port Authority, covers the map of Piraeus port with his thumb and with another finger forms an arc towards the north, towards Eastern Europe, Turkey, Russia. After his finger points to Libya and Egypt, then to France, Spain, Italy while exclaiming: Big markets!

In 2009, Cosco sent her best man to Greece, captain Fu, veteran seaman, captain, who has also served Chinese interests on land and in the air, as he has also served in Chinese aviation. ” The Greeks thought the Chinese would take the port and they would lose their jobs. They did not know us. They did not know much about us Chinese. But we’re here to do business. “

The aim of Cap Fu is to gain ground in Piraeus over the big ports of Europe, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg,” the German newspaper stressed.

“We have already invested one billion euros. The harbor is still far from ready. Terminal III for containers is expanded and a terminal for 15 million containers per year is created. It’s not just a vision,” mentioned the newspaper.

“Whatever label you put on Piraeus, “Europe’s gateway,” “bridgehead,” “head of the dragon,” Chinese actions are part of a giant investment plan in 65 countries. China is creating a new silk road. The port of Piraeus is only the most spectacular deal in Europe. From here, train connections will be launched through the Balkans to Central and Eastern Europe,” according to the German newspaper.