The paper analyzes the process of institutionalization of intergovernmental
cooperation and coordination of state policies through the mechanism of
cooperation between the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC) and
China, known in the public as ?16 + 1? (i.e., ?17 + 1? starting in 2019).
Through an eclectic picture of the development of contemporary international
relations, the authors indicate in a methodologically accessible manner that
this mechanism of cooperation is a significant impetus for the development
of international relations. Since China has taken a dominant role in
redefining the Global Management System, whose goals are balanced and
sustainable international development, to achieve them, China has identified
certain ideological frameworks that are present in its foreign policy
through the Belt and Road Initiative. Through this Initiative, China seeks
to achieve the broader goals of the New Silk Road development strategy,
which not only determines the directions of China?s internal development,
but provides guidance for its strategic cooperation with neighbouring
countries as well as with countries on other continents. Consequently, the
mechanism itself thus plays an important role in strengthening China?s
foreign policy position, not only with respect to CEEC, but also with
respect to other European countries, including the EU as a whole.
Practice Exploration of International Development of Higher Vocational Colleges Against the Background of "the Belt and Road Initiative"
