Preface Chapter Ⅰ 17+1 Cooperation, China and CEE countries Examining China's Relations with the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe The Achievements of the 17 + 1 Cooperation: From Hard Intereonnection to Soft Connectivity China-CEEC Cooperation in the 2. 0 Phase: Towards a Stable, Sustainable and Spill-over Development? Prospects for 17 + 1 Cooperation--The Next Five Year's Plan (2020 - 2025) for China-CEEC Cooperation The "China-CEEC Cooperation" in the New Stage The Prospect of 17+1 Cooperation in the Context of Populism Emerging The Policy Coordination and Cooperation on Eurasia Connectivity between China and EU CEEC17 after Neoliberalism--Analysis on New Crisis Theory, New Economic and Social System The Impact of International Initiatives on Mutual Understanding Chapter Ⅱ 17+1 Cooperation on Trade, Investment and Culture Assessing the Trade and Investment Facilitation Progress in CEECs and Its Impact on 17 + 1 Cooperation Agricultural Products Trade Structure and Trade Prospects in China and Central and Eastern European Countries STI Cooperation Between China and CEEC: Present Situation, Problems and Solutions Analysis and Prospects for Cooperation in Winter Sports between China and the Central and Eastern European Countries in the Context of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Chapter Ⅲ Bilateral and Subregion Cooperation t The 17 + 1 Framework and China-EU Cooperation in the Western Balkans: A Region Building Perspective Promoting Sub-regional Connectivity in Transregional Cooperation: The Case Study of 17 + 1 Cooperation in Adriatic-Ionian Sub-region Challenges and Opportunities for the Development of China-Poland Relations Vardar-Morava-Danube Water Channel: a Mega Project for the Future Regional Nations Prosperity Chapter Ⅳ 17+1 Local Cooperation 17+1 Local Cooperation: Action, Outcome and Prospect of Ningbo Dialogue Between the River and the Sea and Exchange Between the Mountain and the Lake--Create New Highlights in "China-CEEC" Sub-national Cooperation Local Cooperation Between China and CEE Countries: History, Status Quo and Policy Suggestions Chapter Ⅴ China, EU and 17+1 Cooperation "Divide and Rule" or Not? Contrasting Discourses from the EU and China on 17+1 Under BRI 17+1 Mechanism within the Framework of EU-China Relations Responses to the Concerns of the EU on 17 + 1 Cooperation: An Assessment of the China-CEEC Cooperation's Effect on Southeast Europe Countries' Relations with the EU