Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, north China - Nov 8, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Venue for 2nd China-CEEC (Central and Eastern European Countries) SME Cooperation Forum
2. National flags at venue
3. Attendees at forum
4. Xu Qin, governor of Hebei provincial people's government, speaking
5. Various of attendees
6. Various of signing ceremony of key cooperation projects
7. Various of exhibits at China-CEEC Import and Export Trade Fair
8. Various of booths, exhibits, visitors at China-CEEC Import and Export Trade Fair

Over 150 mall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as ambassador delegations from 13 Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) hope to take further steps to cooperate with China's SMEs at a cooperation forum that kicked off on Friday in Cangzhou City, north China's Hebei province.

The three-day 2nd China-CEEC SME Cooperation Forum is expected to give full play to the role of the CEEC in the integration of the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-CEEC "17+1" cooperation mechanism to drive China-CEEC cooperation to a higher level and in broader areas, so as to realize win-win results through more practical cooperation with Europe.

A total of 38 projects worth 7.29 billion yuan (around 1.04 billion U.S. dollars) have been signed at the forum.

In addition, a spate of events will also be held alongside the forum, including celebrations for 70th anniversary of the establishment of China-Slovakia diplomatic relationship, the Sino-European SMEs Cooperation Meeting and China-CEEC Import and Export Trade Fair.