About the China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo & International Consumer Goods Fair
The China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo & International Consumer Goods Fair (referred to as the China-CEEC Expo below) is the only national-level institutional expo in China centered around China-CEEC cooperation.
On February 9, 2021, President Xi Jinping stated in his keynote speech at the China-CEEC Summit that “platforms like the China-CEEC Expo would be better leveraged for China to import more goods from CEE countries, and we could continue to develop demonstration zones for China-CEEC business cooperation in Chinese cities like Ningbo”. In June 2021, President Xi sent a congratulatory letter to the 2nd China-CEEC Expo, charting the course for the Expo’s further development. Guided by the vision outlined in President Xi’s speech and congratulatory letter, and through concerted efforts by China and CEECs, the China-CEEC Expo has evolved into a pivotal platform for fostering friendship, deepening cooperation, and promoting shared development between China and CEECs.
The China-CEEC Expo traces its roots back to the Bucharest Guidelines issued at the 2nd Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries in November 2013, which proposed organizing an exhibition of CEE specialty products in China. Upon that proposal, the inaugural Central and Eastern European Countries’ Products Fair was held in Ningbo, Zhejiang, from June 8 to 11, 2014, followed by the first China-CEEC Investment and Trade Expo from June 8 to 11, 2015, also in Ningbo. From 2015 to 2018, Ningbo successfully hosted four consecutive editions of the China-CEEC Investment and Trade Expo. On March 11, 2019, with the approval of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the event was officially upgraded to a national-level institutional expo and renamed the China-CEEC Expo & International Consumer Goods Fair.
From 2019 to 2023, the China-CEEC Expo was successfully held three times in Ningbo, bringing together more than 3,000 CEEC enterprises and showcasing over 10,000 CEEC products. The Expo has played an important role in enhancing the visibility of CEEC products in China, expanding CEEC exports to China, and fostering synergy for broader China-CEEC cooperation.
The 4th China-CEEC Expo has been held in Ningbo, Zhejiang, from May 22 to 25, 2025, under the theme “New Visions for the Future”. The event will feature a diverse arrangement of “12+5+N” major events, including an opening ceremony, business matchmaking sessions, investment promotion activities, cultural exchange, and concurrent events, alongside an 80,000-square-meter trade exhibition.