Aerial
photo taken on Nov. 19, 2020 shows a cargo ship leaving a berth of the
Qinzhou Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
(Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
BEIJING,
July 19 (Xinhua) -- This year marks the 30th anniversary of China-ASEAN
Dialogue Relations. China-ASEAN relationship has grown into the most
successful and vibrant model for cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and an
exemplary effort in building a community with a shared future for
mankind, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in 2020.
China,
which established a dialogue relationship with ASEAN in 1991, was the
first to ink the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, the
first to become ASEAN's strategic partner and the first to start free
trade area negotiations with ASEAN.
Xi
has, on various bilateral and multilateral occasions, called for
greater China-ASEAN cooperation. The following are some highlights of
his remarks in this regard.
Aerial
photo taken on Nov. 26, 2020 shows the view of Nanning International
Convention and Exhibition Center, the venue of the 17th China-ASEAN
Expo, and its neighboring buildings in Nanning, south China's Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
Nov. 27, 2020
China
will work with ASEAN to advance all-round cooperation and maintain good
momentum for development and prosperity in the region, Xi said while
addressing via video the opening ceremony of the 17th China-ASEAN Expo
and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit held in Nanning, capital
of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
China
welcomes the signature of the Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership and looks forward to its early entry into force, Xi said.
China
will work with ASEAN members to sustain the smooth flow of trade,
promote mutual investment, open markets wider to each other, and foster
deeply integrated industrial, supply and value chains, he said.
July 14, 2020
In
a telephone conversation with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien
Loong, Xi said that cooperation between China and Singapore in the fight
against COVID-19 has become a new highlight of bilateral relations and
added significant connotations to their all-round cooperative
partnership.
China, Xi said, will continue to provide Singapore with firm support.
In
the battle against COVID-19, China, upholding the vision of a community
with a shared future for mankind, has been sharing its experience
unreservedly with other countries, and providing supplies and technical
support for the international community to the best of its capacity, Xi
said.
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)
July 14, 2020
In
a telephone conversation with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Xi
said China stands ready to work with Thailand to cement solidarity and
cooperation among regional countries and safeguard the sound momentum of
development and prosperity in the region.
The
two sides, Xi suggested, should better synergize the Belt and Road
Initiative and Thailand's development strategies such as Thailand 4.0
and the Eastern Economic Corridor, promote cooperation in such
innovative fields as e-commerce, and push for new development of their
comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
April 10, 2018
Xi
met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Boao Forum
for Asia annual conference on deepening cooperation in key areas.
China
is willing to strengthen coordination with ASEAN countries including
Singapore, and synergize the Belt and Road Initiative with ASEAN's
development plan to build a community with a shared future for both
sides, he said.
Workers
work at the construction site of the China-funded Binondo-Intramuros
Bridge in Manila, the Philippines, Nov. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Nov. 11, 2017
On
the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic
Leaders' Meeting, Xi and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte discussed
how to strengthen bilateral ties.
China
will continue to treat neighboring countries with amity, sincerity,
mutual benefit and inclusiveness, and push forward the building of a
community with a shared future for mankind, Xi said.
Xi
also said China is to work with ASEAN countries to maintain peace and
stability, as well as development and prosperity in the South China Sea
region.