When the leaders of China and 16 countries in central and eastern Europe gather in Dubrovnik in southern Croatia early next month, Beijing will be looking to one project as a symbol of what they can achieve. The European Union-funded Peljesac Bridge is being built by a Chinese state-owned firm and is expected to be completed in 2022, joining a southern enclave in the Adriatic with the Croatian mainland. For Croatia, the bridge will establish territorial continuity for the country and hopefully boost its growing tourism industry. For China, it symbolises the positive role Chinese companies can play in building ... (full story)