Workers check a bullet train locomotive manufactured by China Railway Rolling Stock Corp in Zhengzhou, Henan province. A CRRC subsidiary is considering a takeover of a Czech company to expand its market share in Europe. (LI BO / XINHUA)
　　Group shifts focus to overseas markets 
　　China Railway Rolling Stock Corp, the country's largest rai......

【欧洲时报特约记者常瑺12月19日北京报道】2016年的欧洲受难民问题与恐怖主义威胁的困扰，整个欧洲的政治生态和社会氛围都受到不可低估的影响。多位学者在接受本报特约记者采访时表示，难民、恐袭等问题都在不同程度上影响了欧洲政局的变动，并导致一体化的价值受到质疑，进程也受到阻碍，迫使欧盟和成员国调整政策。受益于政策调整，未来这些问题可能得到部分缓解，但仍将持续......

 
　　Situation not sustainable in longer term, experts say 
　　As more cargo trains link China and Europe, issues such as government subsidies are attracting more media attention, and experts told the Global Times Sunday that while subsidies may be understandable in the short term, they should be avoided in the long term.
　　Subsidies have been ......

　　China on Sunday launched its first freight train to London, the China Railway Corporation said.
　　Departing from Yiwu West Railway Station in eastern Zhejiang Province, the train will travel for about 18 days and more than 12,000 kilometers before reaching its destination in Britain.
　　Yiwu is known for producing small commodities, and the ......

　　Germany leads with 34 deals; e-commerce, financial services, high-tech companies attract investors 
　　Chinese dealmakers have completed 170 European acquisitions worth $90 billion so far this year, according to analysis by UK business advisory firm Deloitte.
　　That is 40 percent up on 2015 when 122 deals were finalized. Deloitte's analysis,......

 
　　Workers are seen at a warehouse operated by Chinese firm Nutech in Warsaw, Poland in December 2016. (Photo/CRIENGLISH.com)
　　A continued influx of Chinese companies into Poland, China's largest trading partner in central and eastern Europe, is said to be helping foster a new image of China to the people of Poland.
　　Through the first thre......

　　The European Union (EU) fails to quit the "analogue country" practice on China as required by the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, as proposed changes to its existing anti-dumping laws are but a disguise to maintain it.
　　According to the Article 15 of the Protocol on China's accession to the WTO in 2001, members should cease the surroga......

　　A freight train loaded with meat from Germany arrived at Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, sources with Chengdu Qingbaijiang International Railway Port said Sunday.
　　The train took 13 days to travel 12,000 km from Nuremberg, Germany, to Chengdu, and was loaded with 21.9 tonnes of German pork. All the meat prod......

　　First sale in EU is also sign of global recognition 
　　High-speed rail exports by China achieved a major step on Tuesday, with the signing of an agreement to sell electric multiple units (EMUs) to the Czech Republic - the first such deal with an EU member, a Chinese expert said.
　　CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co signed a deal with Czech rail ope......

 
　　Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) shakes hands with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann in Bern, Switzerland, on Dec. 12, 2016. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)
　　China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday said that both Switzerland and China should jointly voice their opposition to protectionism, and actively explore more efforts to safeguard th......