MANILA, Oct 27 (NNN-PNA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), made major achievements in regional integration and community building in the past four years, a Philippine high-level official said, stressing the importance of China’s role in helping build the ASEAN community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ASEAN, founded in 1967, announced the establishment of the ASEAN Community in Dec, 2015, and the integration is gaining momentum in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ASEAN “is fast becoming an economic powerhouse,” Martin Andanar, secretary of the Philippine Presidential Communications Operations Office, said, adding that, the Philippines and Vietnam are two of the fast-growing economies in the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Connectivity inside ASEAN is advancing, as capital, talents and ideas are flowing easily among ASEAN countries,” Andanar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also noted that “ASEAN maintains a stable relationship with major countries in the world like China, the United States, Russia and Japan.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding China’s role in supporting ASEAN, Andanar said, China is one of ASEAN’s “most important and dynamic dialogue partners,” and that China-ASEAN relationship is beneficial to both sides, especially in the economic and infrastructure areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“China supports ASEAN-dominated RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) negotiations, and also promotes infrastructure cooperation with many ASEAN counties,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RCEP is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the 10-member states of ASEAN and its six FTA partners, namely China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, the Philippine official noted that China also signed a China-ASEAN Strategic Partnership Vision 2030 with ASEAN, in which China and ASEAN both commit to fostering friendly relations, mutually beneficial cooperation and good neighbourliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andanar expressed optimism that the good relations between China and ASEAN will continue in the years to come, especially in the economic and people-to-people exchange areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the full implementation of the upgraded protocol of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement and the conclusion of negotiations on RCEP, Andanar said, “Greater progress will be made in economic and trade cooperation” in the Asia and Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 35th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits will be held in Bangkok, Thailand early next month.– NNN-PNA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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