Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, who was recently on an official visit to Romania to attend the China – Eastern Europe summit in Bucharest, showed proof of Chinese efficiency and rapidity with his gift to Romania's PM.

Li Keqiang, who saw in the Romanian PM's office a basketball signed by Romanian player Ghita Muresan, ordered a special basketball from China, instead of the traditional Chinese object he had brought as a gift. The next day, the Romanian – flag coloured basketball was already in Romania, and the Chinese PM handed it over to his Romanian counterpart Victor Ponta.

Ponta told this story on a Romanian TV station following the Chinese delegation's departure after a three-day stay in Romania. 'On Tuesday they called the basketballs factory in China, they produced a ball with Romania's flag colours, which arrived in Bucharest on Wednesday and which I received as a gift,” said the Romanian PM.

In return, he gave the Chinese PM a 'huge' basket of Romanian traditional products, as well as a copy of Romanian ruler Stefan cel Mare's sword (Stephen the Great).

editor@romania-insider.com