2019年CRI 李克强总理出访克罗地亚（在线收听）

A recent public opinion poll in Croatia found that many people consider China to be a friendly country, and they expect to see growth in Chinese investments in Croatia.

"I can say that investments co???ming from China, which is a leading world economy, are welcome to Croatia."

"Personally I like China and I think that in the future China will be the leading nation in the world, and will shine even more. So, I think it's good to have China as a friend."

Last summer, a number of police officers from China joined the ranks of their Croatian counterparts to patrol the streets around some of the country's most popular tourist sites.

This initiative by Croatian police aimed to strengthen the ties between the police in the two countries, and to help make Chinese tourists feel more at home.

Tomislav Gulan with Croatia's Interior Ministry is leading this cross-country collaboration.

"If an incident involves a Chinese citizen, whether they're the victim or the perpetrator, Chinese police officers in the Republic of Croatia will be called on to provide assistance. They are the bridge between those Chinese citizens and our police."

And it's not only police and tourists that are building bridges between the two nations. A rapidly growing number of economic development projects is playing a major role as well.

Investment from China has flowed into Croatia's auto industry and leisure services sector, as well as into infrastructure construction, such as the port of Zadar on the Adriatic coast.

During Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Croatia, expectations are high that new investment and trade deals will be reached.

Zoran Meter is an editor with Croatia's Geopolitika news agency.

"I think there will be more Chinese investment in Croatia, and the European Union doesn't have the means to stop that. They will try to do something by changing the laws to equalize the trade deficit with China. In the long run, a balance will be reached, but regardless, China will gain a stronger position in the European Union and subsequently in Croatia as well."

Premier Li is the first Chinese premier to visit Croatia since the two countries established diplomatic ties 27 years ago.

During his time in Croatia, he will also attend the eighth meeting of leaders from China and Central and Eastern European Countries.

For CRI, this is Yang Guang.

克罗地亚最新民调显示，大多数民众认为中国是“友好国家”，他们也希望看到克罗地亚引进更多的中国投资。

“中国是世界领先的经济体，我认为中国投资在克罗地亚是很受欢迎的。”

“我个人很喜欢中国，而且我认为未来中国将成为世界上领先的国家，会发展的更好。所以，我认为和中国交朋友是好事。”

去年夏天，一批中国警察来到克罗地亚，与当地警察共同在该国多个最受欢迎景点周围的街道巡逻。

这个由克罗地亚警方提议的项目旨在加强两国警方的联系，同时让中国游客更有家的感觉。

克罗地亚内政部的托米斯拉夫·古兰是这个跨国合作项目的负责人。

“如果发生涉及中国公民的事件，无论该公民是受害者还是行凶者，在克罗地亚的中国警方都能及时提供援助。他们就是中国公民与我国警方之间的桥梁。”

不仅是警方和游客构建了两国之间的桥梁。越来越多的经济发展项目也在扮演着重要角色。

中国投资大量涌入克罗地亚汽车行业、休闲服务业以及基础设施建设行业，比如亚得里亚海岸的扎达尔港。

外界普遍预期，李克强总理出访克罗地亚期间将达成新的投资和贸易协议。

佐兰·米特尔是克罗地亚地缘政治通讯社的一名编辑。

“我认为将会有更多的中国投资进入克罗地亚，而欧盟没什么办法能够阻止这一趋势。他们将试图通过修改法律等手段来平衡与中国的贸易逆差。长期来看，可能会形成平衡，但无论如何，中国都将在欧盟会获得更有利的地位，同时也将在克罗地亚占据优势。”

李克强总理是两国建交27年来首位访问克罗地亚的中国总理。

在出访克罗地亚期间，他还将出席第八次中国-中东欧国家领导人会晤。

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