China’s charm offensive loses appeal in Baltics

A general view of the second China-CEEC Expo, a consumer goods fair that concluded in Ningbo, in China's Zhejiang province, June 11, 2021. Latvia and Estonia said last month that they would no longer participate in China-CEEC activities. (Photo: VOA)

WASHINGTON: For the Baltic states in northeastern Europe, the dream of increased prosperity through trade and investment from China has run its course, analysts tell VOA.