China-ASEAN cooperation continues to glow with new vitality (Harmony)

　　A number of iconic interconnection projects have been implemented smoothly, investment cooperation in various fields has been continuously deepened, and the integration of industrial chain and supply chain has been further deepened...Building a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future is constantly being transformed into tangible actions by both parties

　　On September 13, the 18th China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CAEXPO) with the theme of "sharing new opportunities for land and sea channels and building a China-ASEAN community with a shared future" came to an end.

The scale of this China-ASEAN Expo continues to expand, international participation has further increased, and the total investment in signed projects hit the highest level in history, demonstrating the surging vitality and huge potential of China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation.

In the important year of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of dialogue relations between China and ASEAN, the successful holding of this year's China-ASEAN Expo is a vivid portrayal of the spirit of a community of shared destiny in which both sides help each other and share weal and woe.

　　The CAEXPO is an important platform for deepening China-ASEAN cooperation.

From the innovative establishment of the special invitation partner mechanism in 2014 to the first establishment of the “Belt and Road” exhibition area in 2017, from the first use of the “physical exhibition + East Expo in the cloud” format in 2020, to the appearance of the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement exhibition area in 2021, With the upgrading of China-ASEAN relations, the influence and attractiveness of the China-ASEAN Expo continue to expand, which has promoted and witnessed the continuous acceleration of the interconnection between the two sides, the continuous deepening of economic integration, the increasingly accelerated economic and trade cooperation, and the closer cultural exchanges.

　　The increasingly close cooperation between China and ASEAN in various fields conforms to the common interests of both parties and their peoples, and conforms to the trend of the times of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win results.

Over the past 30 years, from negotiation partners and comprehensive dialogue partners to "good-neighborly and mutual trust partnership for the 21st century" to "strategic partnership for peace and prosperity", China-ASEAN relations have achieved leap-forward development; in the past 30 years, the two sides have achieved all-round development. The cooperation has continued to deepen, becoming each other’s largest trading partners, and becoming the most dynamic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. For 30 years, the two sides have adhered to faith and harmony, seeking win-win cooperation, and jointly forged an important pillar of regional peace and stability, and jointly created a development and prosperity. The powerful engine has jointly established the most successful example of cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

　　Building a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future is the direction of joint efforts of China and ASEAN.

At the opening ceremony of the 17th China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, President Xi Jinping put forward four proposals on building a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, which received positive responses from ASEAN countries and continued cooperation in related fields Advance.

At present, under the background that the new crown pneumonia epidemic is still raging around the world and the international situation is deeply and complexly evolving, China and ASEAN go hand in hand, support each other, overcome difficulties and promote development together, and inject strength into building a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future. power.

　　Building a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future is constantly being transformed into concrete actions by both sides.

From the China-Laos Railway, the China-Thailand Railway to the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway, and the new western land-sea channel, a number of iconic interconnection projects have been successfully implemented; from the cooperation in the construction of more than 20 economic and trade cooperation zones, the creation of a new model of "two parks" cooperation, and investment in various fields The cooperation continues to deepen, and the integration of the industrial chain and supply chain is further deepened; from the upgrading of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement and the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, to the deepening and solidification of sub-regional cooperation such as the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation and the China-ASEAN Eastern Growth Area. Practical cooperation is constantly advancing; from providing a large number of anti-epidemic materials to ASEAN countries, sending multiple batches of medical expert teams, to delivering nearly 200 million doses of the new crown vaccine, and implementing the China-ASEAN public health cooperation initiative, the two sides have taken practical actions to interpret the mutual assistance and mutual sorrow. The spirit of community with a shared future.

Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Policy Coordination Wang Ruijie said that the relationship between ASEAN and China is booming and deepening. It is hoped that the two sides will continue to expand the scope of cooperation and deepen the content of cooperation in the future, so as to make a solid contribution to the well-being of people around the world.

　　"A stick cannot be burned into a prosperous fire, and a wooden stick cannot be a fence." This proverb from Laos, the theme country of the China-ASEAN Expo, expresses the meaning of China and ASEAN's win-win cooperation and shared destiny.

China-ASEAN cooperation is ushering in new historical opportunities.

Following the trend and taking active actions, China-ASEAN cooperation will continue to rejuvenate and make new contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.

　　"People's Daily" (September 14, 2021 Edition 03)