China and CEECs have established 160 International Friendship Cities (as of December 2017). By this platform, China and CEECs have achieved achievements in high-level exchange of visits, humanities exchanges, economic and trade promotion and special cooperation. However, there are few personal cultural exchanges, less substantive cooperation and collaborative cooperation, less communication mode and other issues. It is a long way from achieving the "16 + 1" cooperation and the "Belt and Road" mission. Governments should pay more attention to the platform for International Friendship Cities, and should building a pattern of exchanges of friendship between China and CEECs. Relevant management departments of International Friendship Cities should take the initiative to participate "16+1" cooperation. Specifically, should improve cultural and personnel exchanges, strengthen training of related staff, and pay close attention to personnel training, should change the way of "one to one" to "one to many" and "many-to-many" exchanging, should build collaborative network to play a role in the development of regional, should establish a think tank including people come from universities, research institutes, enterprises, social organizations and other social forces, so as to provide intellectual support for the works of International Friendship Cities.