Lithuania is "China's important trading partner in the Baltic Sea region," He Guoqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said during a last year meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius.

Lithuania offers China fast route into Europe
Lithuania offers Chinese partners fast route into Europe and a thriving high-tech market.

Next month sees the 21st anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between China and Lithuania, and it will come with wishes for a healthy growth in trade between the two countries.

When Chinese companies are reaching out for a bigger world market, Lithuania, the European Union's prime transport center on the Baltic Sea, is ready and willing to link them to the European market at least.

"Taking Lithuania as a bridge to enter the EU market, especially Eastern Europe, benefits both China and Lithuania," says Danas Vaitkevicius, commercial attache and head of the commercial section of the Lithuanian embassy in Beijing.

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