In September 2019, the 6th High-level Think Tanks Symposium of China and CEEC was held in Bled, Slovenia. The Symposium took place regularly in China or CEE countries each year from 2013 to 2019, and it is a top-level platform for scholars, experts and government officials from China and CEE countries to discuss China-CEEC Cooperation. This book collected essays of the 6th Symposium, which analyzed the achievements of China-CEEC Cooperation in the past eight years and discussed the direction for future cooperation from multiple dimensions. The purpose of this book is to provide readers with a comprehensive perspective of analyzing China-CEEC Cooperation and contribute to the success of the 6th Symposium.

Wu Baiyi, is Professor of International Relations and Director-General, Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). He is also the President of China-CEEC Think Tanks Network and the President of China-CEE Institute (Budapest). Recent publications he authored, co-authored or edited in Chinese and English languages include “Reflections on Dynamics and Previsions to Transform the Future World Order”(2020), “Trends in World Politics and Impact on the Sino-US Relations”(2018), “Cultural Diplomacy: A Historical and Practical Review and Reflection”(2016), “Rethinking the Political Relationships between China and the Developing World” (2010), “A Review of Chinese Images of the United States and Europe” (2009), “Diplomacy for Integration: The Economic Aspect of Chinese Foreign Policy” (2008), “Chinese Crisis Management of the Embassy Bombing in 1998” (2005).Liu Zuokui, Research Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Director of the Department of Central and Eastern European Studies, Institute of European Studies, CASS, Executive Director of CASS-ALF Center for China Studies(CACCS).??Liu currently serves as the research fellow of the Development Research Center of State Council of China, China Foundation of International Affairs and Research Center of China-EU Relations of the Tsinghua University. He once was the visiting scholar of Mannheim University of Germany (2007), Aoyama Gakuin University of Japan (2009), Polish Institute of International Affairs (2015), Latvian Institute of International Affairs (2017), and Hungarian Institute of Foreign Affairs and Trade(2019).His research areas include: Central and Eastern European Studies, China-EU Relations, Balkan Studies, European Integration and etc.Ju Weiwei , is an assistant research fellow at the Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IES, CASS) and Vice Director of the Department of Central and Eastern European Studies, IES, CASS. He has a PhD in History and is a postdoctoral scholar in International Politics. His main research interests include the relationship between China and Central and Eastern European Countries, and international relations of Europe.