FILE PHOTO: A Smartwings airline Boeing 737 approaches for landing at Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague, Czech Republic, August 20, 2019. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Fizzled investments, cyber security warnings and a Prague mayor defying Beijing by forging his own diplomatic path are muddying inroads China has made into the Czech Republic as it seeks to extend its influence in Europe.
Finding a more hospitable reception on eastern ground than in western Europe in recent years, China had been keen to take advantage of a Czech hunger to foster ties, led by President Milos Zeman, who has curried political favour with Beijing since taking office in 2013.
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