Chinese President Xi Jinping starts his state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5 to 10. China-EU relations have shown sound momentum of steady progress, which is in the interest of both sides and what the international community expects of us. China News Network talked with Ivo Ganchev, vice-chairman of the Bulgarian Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Ganchev stresses the benefits of practical Germany-China relations bring to businesses and people on both sides, and notes that many European states are highly interested in continuing to explore the opportunities of the Chinese market. And conversely, in recent years, there are a variety of products which have become of higher and higher quality coming from China and being used widely by European consumers. “So I'm optimistic about the bilateral relations between China and Europe,” Ganchev concludes.湖北省委副书记、省长王忠林在会上介绍，湖北坚定推动绿色低碳发展，扎实推进流域综合治理，确保“一江清水东流”“一库净水北送”。环境质量稳步提升，国控断面水质优良比例保持在90%以上，长江干流、丹江口库区水质稳定在Ⅱ类以上。

91探花国产综合精品应法兰西共和国总统马克龙、塞尔维亚共和国总统武契奇、匈牙利总统舒尤克和总理欧尔班邀请，国家主席习近平于5月5日至10日对上述三国进行国事访问。中欧关系呈现稳中向上的良好势头，这符合双方利益和国际社会的共同期待。围绕有关热点话题，中新网专访了保加利亚-中国工业商会副会长伊沃·甘切夫(Ivo Ganchev)。

甘切夫先以德中关系为例，阐述了欧中务实合作给双方企业发展和人民带来的福祉。他还表示，很多欧洲国家希望继续开拓中国市场。此外，近些年来，从中国进口的商品越来越多地受到欧洲消费者的广泛欢迎。“我对欧中关系持非常乐观的态度，”甘切夫总结道。(陈天浩)

王忠林表示，大家都很关心的“微笑天使”江豚，过去一度濒临灭绝，通过这些年的生态保护，目前江豚种群数量已达到1249头，“水清岸绿、江豚逐浪”的美景已成为常态。绿电装机占比达到65%，以全国第22位的能耗强度支撑了第7位的经济总量。(记者 让宝奎）