Published simultaneously in Chinese and English, this bookbrings together the research achievements of many eminentscholars from China and Central and Eastern Europeancountries (CEECs) such as Serbia, Bulgaria, Hungary,Croatia, Romania, etc. Classified into three parts based ondifferent research perspectives, i.e. the regional, national andsectoral perspectives, it offers a comprehensive review of theoutcomes of China-CEEC cooperation and a critical evaluationof the present and future of China-CEEC cooperation underthe Belt and Road Initiative. With profound and unique insights,it fully reflects the deep concern of Chinese and CEE scholarsover this cross-regional cooperation as well as their activeexploration of this area.

Foreword Ⅰ
Foreword Ⅱ
Regional Perspective
The South-East European Dimension of the "16+1 Cooperation" Framework
and Bulgaria's Place in It
Prospects of Sub-Regional Cooperation between China and Central and
Eastern Europe under the Belt and Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative and the Visegrad Four Countries
Analysis on the EU's Presence in CEECs and Its Impact on China-CEEC
Cooperation
National Perspective
The Belt and Road: A Wider Strategic Approach
--What Is Croatia's Interest
The Belt and Road Initiative in the Context of China-CEEC Cooperation
Latvia's Perspective
Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Germany in Central and
Eastern Europe: Potentials and Challenges
Serbia and the Balkans on the "New Silk Road" (Economic and Geopolitical
Aspects of China's Cooperation with Balkan Countries)
Sectoral Perspective
A Critical Infrastructure Perspective on the Belt and Road Initiative and Its
Opportunities and Challenges
The Construction of China-Europe Land-Sea Passageways: Progress
Risks and Policy Suggestions
The Strategic Vision of China's Investment in Central and Eastern Europe
under the Belt and Road Initiative
Appendix: Official Documents
Official Documents Relating to China-CEEC Cooperation
China's Twelve Measures for Promoting Friendly Cooperation with Central
and Eastern European Countries (April 26, 2012)
Press Communique of the Meeting between Chinese and Central and Eastern
European Leaders (April 27, 2012)
The Bucharest Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and
Eastern European Countries (November 26, 2013)
The Belgrade Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and
Eastern European Countries (December 17, 2014)
The Suzhou Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and
Eastern European Countries (November 24, 2015)
The Medium-Term Agenda for Cooperation between China and Central and
Eastern European Countries (November 24, 2015)
The Riga Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern
European Countries (November 6, 2016)
Riga Declaration (November 6, 2016)
The Budapest Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and
Eastern European Countries (November 28, 2017)
Five-year Outcome List of Cooperation between China and Central and
Eastern European Countries (November 28, 2017)
The Sofia Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern
European Countries (July 9, 2018)
Official Documents Relating to the Belt and Road Initiative
Vision and Actions on Jointly Building Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road (March 28, 2015)
Joint Communique of the Leaders Roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum
for International Cooperation (May 15, 2017)
List of Deliverables of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
( May 16, 2017)