China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Mini 2021 ASEAN Tour: Highlights January 18, 2021 Posted by China Briefing Written by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Reading Time: 8 minutes
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
China’s Foreign Minister Visits Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei & Philippines
Covid Vaccines To Pre-Empt Economic Recovery
Numerous bilateral and Belt & Road projects instigated
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has just wrapped up a four-nation mission to Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines, visiting all these ASEAN members last week, and coming on the back of his visits to five African countries the week before. We covered that trip
here. Wang’s visit comes just days before the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden, with Beijing promising help with vaccine distribution, as well as cooperation on infrastructure and trade, to fuel the post-pandemic recovery. Wang’s trip comes three months after his