The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which will hold a summit with Japan in Tokyo on Sunday to mark 50 years of ties, has built relations of trust with the country and generally welcome it playing a bigger security role in the region, amid China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
CHINA: Tariffs and policy restrictions are among the impediments to the development of a more robust trade of electric vehicles (EVs) between China and member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), a Chinese official said.
Editor’s Note:
On October 18, 2023, as the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) came to a conclusion, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced eight major steps China will take to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation in a keynote speech. Benefiting over 150 countries, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become the most popular international public good and largest international cooperation platform in today’s world.
A record number of investment deals were signed during the four-day 20th China-ASEAN Expo held in Nanning, capital of South China s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, organizers announced at the closing ceremony on Tuesday.