Sobotka starts China visit with speech at business seminar

The Czech prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, began a week-long official visit to China on Sunday with an appearance at a Czech-Chinese business seminar in Shanghai. Mr. Sobotka told the assembled that the Czech Republic had welcomed several new Chinese investors in recent months and that he believed more contracts would be agreed during his visit. He is being accompanied by the Czech ministers of health, transport and local development, as well as a large delegation of business people.

Author: Ian Willoughby