On July 26, 2024, local time, the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in Vientiane, Laos. Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, co-chaired the meeting with the representative of the coordinating country for China-ASEAN relations. Foreign ministers of ASEAN countries and the Secretary-General of ASEAN attended the meeting.
Wang Yi said that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the publication of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. The “Bandung Spirit” and “ASEAN Way” advocated by ASEAN are highly consistent with the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.
Wang Yi said that China and ASEAN are friendly neighbors who help each other, close partners who share weal and woe, and a community of shared destiny.
In recent years, the construction of the China-ASEAN community of shared destiny has taken solid steps and achieved fruitful results, benefiting 2 billion people on both sides and effectively promoting common development. The economic and trade ties between the two sides are becoming increasingly close, cultural exchanges are recovering rapidly, connectivity is deepening and solid, and new driving forces are constantly emerging.
The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made an overall deployment for further deepening reform in an all-round way around promoting Chinese-style modernization.
Chinese-style modernization will open up broader and brighter prospects in reform and opening up, and bring new opportunities to countries around the world, especially neighboring countries such as ASEAN.
Especially under the catalysis of new quality productivity, China’s super-large market potential is continuously released, and the economy maintains a long-term positive trend, which will continue to provide strong impetus for global and regional growth.
We are willing to share China’s opportunities with ASEAN countries, support all countries to embark on a successful modernization path that conforms to their national conditions and historical and cultural characteristics, and work together to promote the modernization process in Asia.
The meeting adopted the “Joint Statement of China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers on Strengthening Humanitarian Mine Clearance Cooperation”, which will inject new impetus into the construction of a “mine-free ASEAN”.