On 12 of June 2016, ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) Secretary-General H. E. Mme. Yang Xiuping joined Expo Guestroom, a special talk show of Kunming TV during the 4th China-South Asia Expo and answered question on deepening ASEAN-China pragmatic cooperation and the role of the China-South Asia Expo.
Mme. Yang said that ASEAN-China dialogue relations was established 25 years ago. ASEAN Community was established by the end of last year while China was experiencing the first year of its 13th Five Year Plan period. Further docking their development plan would bring broader space to ASEAN-China functional cooperation. ACC would take this opportunity to strengthen cooperation and coordination with all parties and bridging between different parties to make further efforts to deepen ASEAN-China cooperation.
She noted that Yunnan was committed to be a pivot of China’s opening up to South Asia and Southeast Asia and had made great efforts and contributions in promoting deep and constant development of China-South Asia and China-Southeast Asia relations. China-South Asia Expo was an platform to expand Yunnan-South Asia and Yunnan-Southeast Asia cooperation. It has a imminent characteristic with high efficiency and increasing influence. The 4th China-South Asia Expo and the 24th Kunming Import and Export Fair had attracted more than 5000 enterprises from 89 countries in Asia, Europe, America, Africa and Oceania. This indicated Yunnan’s significant role in promoting regional cooperation. ACC would like to provide support and facilitation to broaden connection and communication between Yunnan and ASEAN countries, and to jointly promote cooperations in trade, investment, education culture and tourism for the well-being of the people.