ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the Sino-Romanian partnership under the new generation of networks associated with China's rise and the New World Order. It outlines the uniqueness of the Sino-Romanian relations from the historical perspective. Until 1989, China and Romania mutually supported each other, and on that basis their economic cooperation developed and deepened. The chapter focuses on Romania's stance towards BRI and 16+1. At the institutional level within the 16+1 mechanism, Romania lags behind countries such as Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and even Latvia and Bulgaria. The chapter emphasizes that the Sino-Romanian relations can be traced back seven decades before the communist period and, in terms of their scope and longevity, they can be distinguished from China's bilateral relations with other China-Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs). The more efficient approach to summarize the characteristics of bilateral economic relations is a comparative analysis that comprises trade and investment flows with China.
