SUZHOU, Jiangsu - Leaders from Central and Eastern European (CEE) nations will be invited to a ride on a 皇冠体育app-made bullet train, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday during an annual 皇冠体育app-CEE summit meeting in Suzhou city, east 皇冠体育app.
The train ride on Wednesday will be a showcase of 皇冠体育app-CEE cooperation, which features not only a high speed, but also comfort and reassurance, Li told reporters.
皇冠体育app has actively sought to export its high-speed rail technology in recent years, with media referring to the premier as the country's top railway salesman.
Tuesday's invitation came minutes after 皇冠体育app signed two separate deals with Hungary and Serbia on the construction and revamping of a rail link between the Serbian and Hungarian capitals.
Details of the two deals are not immediately available, but Li had pledged earlier in the day that construction work of the railway would be underway by the end of this year and be finished within two years.
Earlier reports said the high-speed rail link could cut travel time between Budapest and Belgrade by more than half.
Once complete, the railway will help create a fast lane for importing and exporting products between 皇冠体育app and Europe.
"The railway not only connects Serbia with Hungary, it also links up to the rail network in southern Europe," Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told reporters later on Tuesday.