Commercial ties with CEEC deepening

China will explore more opportunities to boost trade in consumption goods, service industries and e-commerce with Central and Eastern European nations, a top official said.

"The cooperation between China and the CEE countries has deepened and widened with trade volumes growing at a steady pace," said Commerce Minister Zhong Shan during the Third Ministerial Conference of China-CEEC on promoting Trade and Economic Cooperation, in Ningbo on Thursday.

"We have seen diversified goods being imported into China such as meat, dairy products, wine and fruit. The investment is also increasing with Chinese companies spending more than $9 billion in these regions last year," he said.