Cooperation Between China and Central and Eastern European Countries

The mechanism for cooperation between China and the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, commonly known as "16+1," has been established to facilitate collaboration between China and the 16 CEE countries on issues of common concern. The 17 countries agree to respect each other's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, broaden understanding of each other's approach to development, and work to realize goals under the "16+1" framework in line with their own specific needs and priorities and based on equality, consultation, mutual complementarity, and cooperation for mutual benefit.

An innovative framework for subregional cooperation, the "16+1" opens new avenues for increased engagement between traditionally friendly countries. It is a platform that while focusing on South-South cooperation, also embraces South-North cooperation.

Thanks to the joint endeavors of the participants, the "16+1" has grown into an omni-dimensional, wide-ranging, and multi-channel framework that is harvesting fruitful results. A more effective alignment between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and the "16+1" framework will create a super engine for the train of China-CEE cooperation, expand the channels of investment and trade for the countries along the route, and bring benefits to both China and the CEE countries.

中國–中東歐國家合作

中國—中東歐國家合作簡稱“16+1合作”，是中國與中東歐16國之間建立的合作機制。在該機制框架下，17國將相互尊重各自主權獨立和領土完整，加深對各自發展道路的理解，結合自身特點、需求和優先方向， 本著平等協商、優勢互補、合作共贏的原則，積極落實框架目標。“16+1合作”這一創新性的次區域合作機制， 開辟了中國同傳統友好國家關系發展的新途徑 , 創新了中國同歐洲關系的實踐，搭建了具有南北合作特點的南南合作新平臺。近年來，在雙方的共同努力下，“16+1合作”機制不斷發展壯大，形成了全方位、寬領域、多層次的格局，已步入成熟期和早期收獲期。實現“一帶一路”倡議與“16+1 合作”機制的有效對接，將為中國—中東歐合作列車裝載“超級引擎”，拓寬沿線國家的企業投資之路、貿易之路，開拓中國與中東歐國家的合作共贏之路。