China-CEEC Cooperation (or “16+1” Cooperation) is a new cooperation platform established in 2012 by China and 16 Central and Eastern European Countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. Thanks to the joint efforts of all participants, under the framework of “16+1” Cooperation, a summit mechanism and cooperation platforms on policy coordination, economy and trade, culture, education, agriculture, transportation, tourism, science and technology, health, think tanks, local exchange, and youth have been established. Remarkable achievements have been made, and resonated well with people from both China and CEE countries. As this year marks the 5th anniversary of “16+1” Cooperation, China has taken stock of the achievements of the past five years and made a outcome list with over 200 items, covering five areas, including policy communication, connectivity, economy and trade, finance, cultural and people-to-people exchange.

1. Establish Policy Communication Platform

(1) In April 2012, the 1st Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries was held in Warsaw, Poland. China and 16 CEECs jointly issued the Press Communiqué of the Meeting between the Prime Ministers of China and Central and Eastern European Countries. China put forward Twelve Measures for Promoting Friendly Cooperation with Central and Eastern European Countries.

(2) In September 2012, the inaugural conference of the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and the 1st China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Beijing, China.

(3) In October 2013, the 2nd China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Bucharest, Romania.

(4) In November 2013, the 2nd Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries was held in Bucharest, Romania, and issued the Bucharest Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries.

(5) In May 2014, the 3rd China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Beijing, China.

(6) In November 2014, the 4th China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Belgrade, Serbia.

(7) In December 2014, the 3rd Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries was held in Belgrade, Serbia, and issued the Belgrade Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries.

(8) In April 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed the Special Representative for China-CEEC Cooperation.

(9) In July 2015, the 5th China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Beijing, China.

(10) In July 2015, a delegation of senior CEEC officials visited Sichuan Province, Yunnan Province and Beijing, China.

(11) In October 2015, the 6th China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Warsaw, Poland.

(12) In November 2015, the 4th Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries was held in Suzhou, China, and issued the Suzhou Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and the Medium-Term Agenda for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries.

(13) In February 2016, the 1st Quarterly Meeting of 2016 between the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and CEEC embassies in China was held in Beijing, China.

(14) In April 2016, the 2nd Quarterly Meeting of 2016 between the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and CEEC embassies in China was held in Beijing, China

(15) In May 2016, the Conference of the Presidents of the Supreme Courts of China and CEECs was held in Suzhou, China.

(16) In June 2016, the 7th China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Haikou, China.

(17) In August 2016, a delegation of senior CEEC officials visited Fujian Province and Ningxia Province, China.

(18) The 3rd Quarterly Meeting of 2016 between the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and CEEC embassies in China was held in Beijing, China in October 2016.

(19) In October 2016, the 8th China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Riga, Latvia.

(20) In October 2016, the China-CEEC Political Parties Dialogue was held in Budapest, Hungary.

(21) In October 2016, the 5th Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries was held in Riga, Latvia, and issued the Riga Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and the Riga Declaration on infrastructure and equipment cooperation at the Adriatic-Baltic-Black Sea Seaport.

(22) The 4th Quarterly Meeting of 2016 between the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and CEEC embassies in China was held in Beijing, China in December 2016.

(23) The Quarterly Meeting between the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and CEEC embassies in China was held in Beijing, China in April 2017.

(24) In July 2017, the 9th China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Beijing, China.

(25) The China-CEEC Political Parties Dialogue and the 3rd China-CEEC Young Political Leaders' Forum were held in Bucharest, Romania in July 2017.

(26) A delegation of high-ranking officials from CEECs visited Beijing, Gansu Province and Hunan Province in August 2017.

(27) The 10th China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Budapest, Hungary in October 2017.

(28) In November 2017, the 6th Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries was held in Budapest, Hungary.

2. Enhance Connectivity

(29) In June 2014, the 1st meeting of the China-Hungary-Serbia Joint Working Group on Infrastructure Cooperation was held in Beijing, China.

(30) In June 2014, the High Level Conference on Transport, Logistics and Trade Routes: Connecting Asia with Europe was h