China has pledged US$10 billion in credit to back joint projects with Central and Eastern European countries. Visiting Chinese Premiere <name>Wen Jiabao</name> announced the deal at a business forum in Warsaw, Poland, and said he hopes the deal will facilitate the two sides' cooperation.

To boost business and trade, <name>Wen</name> said that China wants to help with infrastructure projects, including new technologies and green economy sectors. Also discussed at the Economic Forum was a new investment cooperation fund which would initially boast US$500 million to assist Chinese investments in the region. He also announced a plan to expand the Chinese market with other countries with hopes to build trade exchange to US$100 billion before the year 2015.

"China will work with countries in Central and Eastern Europe to mutually open the markets and to increase the trade exchange to $100 billion before 2015," <name>Wen</name> said.

Prime Minister <name>Donald Tusk</name> of Poland happily welcomed the Chinese investment, noting the country's uprising economy and European leadership role. Both <name>Wen</name> and <name>Tusk</name> enthused about the potential they say their partnership has and encouraged others in the region to form similar agreements.