Poland inks economic deals with China

SHANGHAI - A host of important economic deals were signed during the first day of Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski's visit to China, highlighting the country's desire to attract Chinese investment.

Komorowski told the Sino-Polish Investment Cooperation Forum in Shanghai that the purpose of his visit to China was partly to highlight Poland's attractiveness as a business partner, pointing to the nation's healthy economic growth and its role as a gateway to other markets in the European Union.

Starting his China visit in Shanghai "has significant symbolic meanings", said the Polish president, pointing out that the city has "witnessed the decades-long friendship between Poland and China and it reflects the tremendous changes China and Asia have gone through".