OREANDA-NEWS. October 24, 2012.  China encourages its companies more actively invest overseas, and Ukraine is interested in Chinese investment. This was discussed during a presentation of a number of domestic national projects made by the State Agency for Investment and National Projects of Ukraine in Beijing. The capital of China is the first point of the roadshow in the Asian region.

"The Chinese Government has approved a strategy to stimulate and support Chinese enterprises that want to enter into foreign markets. This work is carried out on the basis of equality, mutual respect and mutual benefit. Ukraine, which has a relatively developed economy, vast opportunities in agriculture and infrastructure development is of interest to Chinese enterprises, "- said Mr. Ren Hongbin, the President of China National Corporation engineering industry (China National Machinery Industry Corporation), co-chairman of Sino-Ukrainian Business Council.

The Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of China, Mr Sun Ping, in turn, said that a special impetus to the development of bilateral relations was given after a visit to China in 2010 of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, when there were signed a number of documents that have enabled companies to build contacts. Recent years, he said, "development prospects of trade and economic cooperation are improving with each passing day." A huge role here is signing the Joint Declaration on the establishment and development of strategic partnership during a visit President Hu Jintao to Kyiv in June last year. Mr Sun Ping recalled that his bank has already successfully been working with the Ukrainian side, in particular, in the financing of the project "Air Express". "It is agreed by the State Council of China and starts construction next year," said the banker.