Barely hours after Premier Wen Jiabao's European tour next week was announced, hundreds of Chinese Internet users flooded the web with positive messages, saying the visit is bound to improve Sino-EU ties.

"We hope to see inspiring results from Wen's visit to Europe, both in terms of the Sino-European relations as well as economic cooperation in the wake of the global economic downturn," a netizen from Dalian, Liaoning province, said.

"Wen's visit (to Europe) will prove to be good news for both China and the world," said another netizen from Weifang, Shandong, on sina.com.