From November 13 to 22, 2023, Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for China-CEEC Cooperation Affairs Ambassador Jiang Yu visited Romania, Serbia and North Macedonia. During the visit, she met with high-level government officials and representatives of parliaments of relevant countries, attended and addressed the economic and trade cooperation fairs jointly organized by Ningbo City and the business communities of Romania, Serbia and North Macedonia respectively, and participated in people-to-people and cultural exchange activities including the concert tour of the Hong Kong String Orchestra in Central and Eastern Europe. She also held discussions with representatives of North Macedonian think tanks and media.

Jiang Yu introduced the latest progress in the cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC), and emphasized that the Central and Eastern European region is the gateway connecting the Eurasian continent and a springboard for the integration of the Belt and Road Initiative into the European economic circle. China is ready to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Romania, Serbia and North Macedonia within the framework of China-CEEC Cooperation, carry out more diversified economic, trade and people-to-people and cultural activities, deliver more practical outcomes that inclusively benefit people's lives, and jointly promote steady and sustained cooperation between China and CEEC.