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China-CEEC economic ties strengthen in H1 as trade grows 11%
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China-CEEC economic ties strengthen in H1 as trade grows 11%
15 Jul '26
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China-CEEC trade rose 11 per cent year on year to 580.12 billion yuan ($85.57 billion) in first-half 2026, 3.7 times the first-half 2012 level.
Chinese investment and Belt and Road projects improved connectivity, lifting demand; project-linked exports more than doubled.
Customs cooperation since 2021 has aimed to improve trade security and clearance through policy exchange and risk monitoring.
Trade between China and Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) increased 11 per cent year on year (YoY) to 580.12 billion yuan (~$85.57 billion) in the first half of 2026, according to the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC).
The six-month trade value was 3.7 times the level recorded in the first half of 2012, the data informed.
China-CEEC trade rose 11 per cent year on year to 580.12 billion yuan ($85.57 billion) in first-half 2026, 3.7 times the first-half 2012 level.
Chinese investment and Belt and Road projects improved connectivity, lifting demand; project-linked exports more than doubled.
Customs cooperation since 2021 has aimed to improve trade security and clearance through policy exchange and risk monitoring.
Lyu Daliang, spokesperson and director general of the Department of Statistics and Analysis of the GACC
said: "We will continue to strengthen cooperation with our counterparts in CEEC and promote the steady and sustained development of economic and trade ties."
He added Chinese investment in the region has increasingly supported bilateral trade, with Chinese companies setting up vehicle production and research facilities in Serbia and Poland, and battery plants in Hungary.
Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure projects have also boosted trade by improving regiona
