Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries
Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries is a Chinese institution under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. The institution deals with communication and coordination of cooperation work between China and Central and Eastern European countries, the preparatory meeting of leaders, preparation for economic and trade forum, and the implementation of those outcomes. The Secretary-General, Executive Secretary-General, and Deputy Secretary-General of Secretariat are respectively assumed by Liu Haixing, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chen Xu, the Director-General of the Department of European Affairs, and Wang Wengang, the Counselor of the Department of European Affairs. The Secretariat consists of 24 member units, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the International Department of the Central Committee of CPC, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Culture, the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the People’s Bank, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television, the National Tourism Administration, the National Railway Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the Industrial and Commercial Bank, the Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank, and the China Railway Corporation. The Secretariat office is located in the Department of European Affairs of China’s Foreign Ministry to handle daily affairs.
National coordinators are appointed by the Central and Eastern European countries to be responsible for coordination with the Secretariat and to jointly promote the China and Central and Eastern European Countries Cooperation.