The 17+1 Initiative is the official cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries, and it promotes business and investment relations between China and the following 17 countries:

• Albania
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Czech Republic
• Estonia
• Greece
• Hungary
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• North Macedonia
• Montenegro
• Poland
• Romania
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia

Besides increased trade and investment, 17+1 has resulted in growing ties in the areas of culture, education and tourism, cultural exchanges, think tanks and NGOs.