The fourth summit of leaders from China and Central and Eastern European countries has just concluded in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou.Leaders from China and 16 CEE countries have discussed ways of further enhancing connectivity and advancing production capacity cooperation.The two sides have also identified several priority areas for collaboration over the next 5 years, ranging from infrastructure to finance and agriculture.On the sidelines of the summit, China has signed separate deals with Hungary and Serbia on the construction and revamping of a rail link between Belgrade and Budapest.Premier Li Keqiang, who attended the summit, has proposed the establishment of a '16+1' multilateral financial firm to promote projects under the principle of commercialization.So why are we seeing much closer ties between China and the CEE countries now? What are the prospects for co-operation between the two sides?For more, we are joined by Feng Zhongping, Vice President of China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Terrill Frantz, Prof. from Peking University HSBC Business School, and Victor Gao, Chairman of China Energy Security Institute.