The 4th China-CEEC Investment and Trade Expo (China-CEEC Expo), in conjunction with the 20th China Zhejiang Investment and Trade Symposium (ZJITS) and the 17th China International Consumer Goods Fair (CICGF) came to a successful conclusion in Ningbo, Zhejiang. last month.

The expo successfully fulfilled its role as a powerful platform for the exchanges and cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) with results that outperformed expectations.

Over 20,000 guests attended the event, including government officials from China and CEEC, 10,150 traders from 57 countries and regions, business representatives from the world›s leading companies and scholars from different sectors.

The China-CEEC Expo yielded a series of far-reaching results for China-CEEC ties.

At the Third Ministerial Conference of China and Central and Eastern European Countries on Promoting Trade and Economic Cooperation, four main results - a cooperation initiative on e-commerce, a cooperation initiative on trade in services, a communication mechanism for officials from both regions and the official inauguration of the 16+1 Economic and Trade Demonstration Zone – were achieved after wide and in-depth discussions.

Other conferences and forums, including the 2nd China and CEEC Mayors Forum also witnessed a lot of consensuses reached.

Deals on hundreds of investment and cooperation projects were inked during the event. At the 4th China-CEEC Investment and Cooperation Symposium, the two regions reached 117 agreements with an estimated investment of over €10 billion ($11.64 billion).