Study on the Trade Complementarity among China and CEE Countries

Abstract

Under the "the Belt and Road" and the "17+1" framework, trade cooperations among China and the Central and Eastern European (CEE)countries have attracted great attention, and which has become the focus of attention to achieve coordinated trade development among China and the CEE countries. The article introduces the current trade situation among China and CEE countries, and reveals that the overall trade situation between the both sides is great. From the perspective of trade complementarity, through the trade integration index and trade complementarity index, it is concluded that there is great potential for the development of trade relations among China and the CEE countries, and there is a certain degree of complementarity in trade exchanges, and suggests some proposals.