Deja vu "Cold War"

The two-day visit of the chairman of the PRC Xi Jinping to the Czech Republic on March 28-29 ended with the signing of an agreement on strategic partnership. Prague for the Chinese leader was the only stop in Europe on the way to the United States. Czech President Milos Zeman stated that the documents prepared for signing can bring his country this year about $ 4 billion of Chinese investment. Observers believe that the arrival of Xi Jinping testifies to the strengthening of the economic interests of the Czech Republic in relation to China. In this regard, it is noted that the former Czech President Vaclav Gavel, known for his human rights activities, adhered to another approach. Human rights activists and opposition activists held a number of shares against the current visit of the head of China. On Saturday, someone ruined in black paint dozens of Chinese flags hung along the highway leading to Prague Airport. Protesters compared the warm welcome arranged by Xi Jinping with the Czech authorities, with the traditions of meetings in the country of Soviet leaders during the Cold War. Show more To curtail