Friday, August 07, 2009

Intriguing relationship

Almost half a century has passed since the breakup of China's involvement in Albania, but their relationship has resumed on a more even keel lately, as observed in today's article in the Wall Street Journal about:

Albania and China Business Relations

Albania May be China's Store Front in Europe. Economic crises in the world has shown that the one who is strong, fast and works hardest will definitely emerge in the world Economy. China and Albania--two former communist countries with nothing in common culturally or geographically, are perfect for each other in the economical marriage. A perfect marriage between two countries with economic growth, Albania with amazing untapped natural resources, China an industrialized nation looking to strongly capture the European Market and setting up strategic influence in the region. Making Albania a store front for Europe to purchase China's Products will be the best investment China ever made in Europe. In Albania, China will have amazing opportunities to trade their goods with the Balkans, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and benefit from 100s of billions of dollars Albania and Kosovo have in minerals.

* Category: News
* Date Created:8/7/2009
* Sub-Category: World News


On my first return to Albania in 1993 I remember noticing a large number of greenish colored trucks on the streets of Tirana, remnants of a gone era.......and still displaying a Chinese star on top of their cabins. Now we see a variety of shiny new vehicles of all sorts and manufacturing brands, especially European, but I'm sure, they'll include soon enough machinery also from more far away places.