Determinants, Goals and Different Approaches of the 16+1 Strategic Cooperation Framework.

The present paper has three main objectives. The first one is to emphasize the rationale for creating the 16+1 platform. The second goal is to underline the evolution of the common targets of the participants, through the lens of the five summits that took place during 2012-2016. The third objective is to highlight the heterogeneity of the CEE-16 and China's need to set specific targets, according to the characteristics and opportunities offered by each country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]