“16+1 Cooperation”：Considering Three Sets of Relationships
The paper analyzes three sets of relationships related to the “16+1 Cooperation”. First, the relationship between the “16+1 Cooperation” and the Belt and Road Initiative (hereinafter referred to as the B&R Initiative). On the one hand, both were developed against the same background. The forme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nicolae Titulescu University
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Global Economic Observer |
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| Online Access: | http://www.globeco.ro/wp-content/uploads/vol/split/vol_7_no_1/geo_2019_vol7_no1_art_029.pdf |
| Summary: | The paper analyzes three sets of relationships related to the “16+1 Cooperation”. First, the
relationship between the “16+1 Cooperation” and the Belt and Road Initiative (hereinafter referred to as the
B&R Initiative). On the one hand, both were developed against the same background. The former is an
important part of the latter, while the latter provides the former with more opportunities. On the other hand,
the “16+1 Cooperation” is a unique part of the B&R Initiative. So it is worth considering how to coordinate
the relationship between the “16+1 Cooperation” and the B&R Initiative, push the “16+1 Cooperation”
forward and give full play to the role of the “16+1 Cooperation” in the B&R Initiative. Second, the
relationship between the “16+1 Cooperation” and the China-EU relations. The “16+1 Cooperation” is an
integral part and useful supplement of the China-EU relations. China and the CEE countries repeatedly stress
the significance of the “16+1 Cooperation” in the China-EU relations and work hard to coordinate the
relationship between them. But the EU often worries that the “16+1 Cooperation” will divide the EU.
Therefore, it is worth considering how to remove the EU’s worries and coordinate the relationship between the
“16+1 Cooperation” and the China-EU relations effectively. Third, the relationship between bilateral
cooperation and multilateral cooperation. The “16+1 Cooperation” includes both bilateral and multilateral
cooperation, but so far, cooperation has mostly taken place at bilateral level. As a result, it is worth
considering how to take advantage of the various institutionalized exchange platforms established by China
and the CEE countries to expand the multilateral cooperation. |
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| ISSN: | 2343-9742 2343-9750 |