lao deputy prime minister khiaw: asean and china promote development through cooperation and create a bright future
2024-09-24
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nanning, september 24 (xinhua) -- the 21st china-asean expo and china-asean business and investment summit opened in nanning, guangxi on september 24. in his speech at the opening ceremony, lao deputy prime minister khieu said that the current world economic situation is still sluggish, and asean and china should promote development through cooperation, mutual trust, mutual respect, friendship and mutual benefit, and jointly create a valuable, resilient and diamond-like bright future.
the picture shows lao deputy prime minister khieu delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the 21st caexpo. photo by chen guanyan
ji qiao said that asean and china have established dialogue relations for more than 30 years, and bilateral cooperation has continued to develop. the bilateral relationship was upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2021, which shows the firm determination of asean and china to continue to deepen and broaden bilateral practical cooperation, and also provides a platform for trade and investment in emerging areas such as digital trade, technology trade, digital economy, and green economy.
in 2023, the bilateral trade volume between china and asean reached us$911.7 billion. china has remained asean's largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years, and asean has been china's largest trading partner for four consecutive years.
"i sincerely look forward to the implementation of the asean-china free trade area 3.0 negotiations at the end of this year, which will facilitate bilateral trade and investment and further promote high-quality economic development in the asean and china regions," said ji qiao.
the cooperation and development between china and asean is not only reflected in trade and investment, but also in the field of culture and tourism. in this process, the "belt and road" initiative has made important contributions to promoting regional connectivity and providing convenience in trade, investment and tourism.
ji qiao said that the laos-china railway will be officially opened in 2021, which will become an important advantage for laos in trade and investment, transportation convenience, tourism promotion, and close personnel exchanges. i believe that through an efficient cooperation mechanism, the cooperation between asean and china and between laos and china will continue to bear fruit, and the interconnection will be accelerated and upgraded, promoting greater prosperity and development in the region. (end)
