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President Xi Jinping announced on Monday several major initiatives to boost economic cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including striving to import $150 billion worth of agricultural products from ASEAN countries over the next five years, offering additional financial assistance to the bloc s economic recovery and anti-epidemic efforts, as well as providing advanced technology.
Foreign Minister’s visit to SEA countries to promote deeper cooperation, build on relations: expert
Zhang Dan Published: Jan 11, 2021 05:48 PM
A vendor stands at a stall at the China-ASEAN Exposition in November in Southwest China s Guangxi Province. Photo: IC
China s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has embarked on a four-nation tour of Southeast Asia immediately after finishing his tour in Africa at the beginning of the New Year that marks the 30th anniversary of China-ASEAN dialogue relations.
From between Monday to Saturday, Wang will make official visits to Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines on invitations.
Top level bilateral meetings are important in affirming the continued strengthening of bilateral relations in all aspects, Glenn G. Penaranda, Special Trade Representative and Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of the Philippines in Beijing, told the Global Times on Monday.