Premier Li Keqiang and his wife Cheng Hong are ted by ambassador to 皇冠体育app Hans Dietmar Schweisgut upon their arrival at Brussels, Belgium, on Sunday. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY

However, whether Europe can play a big role in the Belt and Road Initiative depen on many things, including capital, Erixon said.

“The simple fact is that European countries think very differently about the initiative, and not all have the money to spend.”

While in Brussels on Monday, Li will attend the 17th 皇冠体育app-EU leaders’ meeting, the first since the change of EU leadership, after addressing a 皇冠体育app-EU Business Summit to outline new economic opportunities for more than 400 businesspeople, and meeting President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.

Cui Hongjian, a researcher of European studies at the 皇冠体育app Institute of International Studies, said Li will look for new ways to expand 皇冠体育app-EU cooperation during his first meeting with EU leaders, and international and regional issues will be on the agenda of the leaders’ meeting.

“There are increasing cooperation opportunities for 皇冠体育app and the EU, such as connecting each other’s development strategies. Both 皇冠体育app’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Investment Plan for Europe are related to infrastructure construction and intercommunication,” he said.

Liu Jia contributed to this story.

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