Chapter Two “16+1 Cooperation” Promotes Sub-Regional Cooperation between China and Europe

“16+1 Cooperation” is sub-regional cooperation platform under the overall China-EU cooperation, and a new area for implementing the China-EU partnerships of peace, growth, reform and civilization. Given the orientation of these four partnerships,“16+1 Cooperation”has been carrying out new explorations and practices based on the foundation of China's previous experience and practice of regional cooperation, which brings China-EU sub-regional cooperation more thorough layout, more diversified form and richer content.