Ministry of National Defense: China-ASEAN defense and security cooperation continues to deepen and become solid

　　China News Service, April 29. On April 29, the Ministry of National Defense held a regular press conference. Wu Qian, Director of the Ministry of National Defense Information Bureau and spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, said that since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, the defense departments and militaries of China and ASEAN countries Keep watching and help each other to overcome difficulties together, and defense and security cooperation has continued to deepen and become solid.

　　At the meeting, a reporter asked a question that the Chinese military representatives recently expressed their firm support for the ASEAN’s central position during their participation in the ASEAN Defense Senior Officials' Enlarged Meeting and suggested that all parties should take pragmatic measures to improve the ability of regional countries to respond to various security challenges.

Can you tell us about the recent defense activities of China and ASEAN and evaluate the defense relationship between China and ASEAN?

　　In response, Wu Qian said that China has always firmly supported the ASEAN-centric regional defense and security mechanism.

Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the defense departments and militaries of China and ASEAN countries have helped each other and overcome difficulties together, and defense and security cooperation has continued to deepen and become solid.

　　Wu Qian said that recently, China has sent representatives to participate in the ASEAN Defense Senior Officials Enlarged Meeting and Working Group Meeting, ASEAN Military Medical Center Medical Management Seminar, and ASEAN Defense Minister’s Enlarged Meeting Mechanism under the mechanism of military medicine, peacekeeping, maritime security, and cyberspace. Security and other expert working group meeting activities.

During the meeting, Chinese representatives actively participated in speeches and discussions, worked hard to improve regional cooperation in responding to non-traditional security threats, and put forward suggestions to jointly face the epidemic challenge, resolutely defend multilateralism, and work together to forge security barriers, which were widely recognized by all participants. The purpose of deepening consensus and promoting cooperation.

In addition, China, as the co-chair of the Humanitarian Mine Clearance Expert Working Group, will co-host related activities with Cambodia within this year.

　　Wu Qian pointed out that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of dialogue relations between China and ASEAN.

30 years of glory, the future is even more promising.

The Chinese military will use this as an opportunity to strengthen communication and pragmatic cooperation with the defense departments and militaries of ASEAN countries, and work together to maintain regional security and stability, in order to promote the construction of a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, and build more security, stability, prosperity and development. A happy and peaceful Asia-Pacific makes new contributions.