China's Premier Li Keqiang (r.) and Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras talk during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last week. Mr. Samaras is hoping to convince the Chinese to invest in Greece, which could help ease the country's debt crisis. (Jason Lee/Reuters)
5:24 pm ET -Greece is rolling out the red carpet for Chinese investors as a means of stabilizing its shaky economy.
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