Published on: 2026-07-22
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Manila, July 22 /Xinhua/ — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday, during a meeting of the foreign ministers of China and the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the Philippine capital Manila, spoke about the concrete results of the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and ASEAN over the past five years.
Wan Yi, who is also a member of the CPC Central Committee Politburo, highlighted four main successful directions that contribute to strengthening ties between the parties.
According to him, the construction of a community with a shared future with neighboring countries is being consistently deepened and filled with practical content. Wang Yi reminded that China has reached important agreements with eight ASEAN member countries on the establishment of bilateral communities with a shared future.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC emphasized that trade and economic ties maintain a positive dynamic following the official signing of the Protocol updating the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area to version 3.0. The PRC and ASEAN have remained each other’s largest trading partners for six consecutive years, and the volume of bilateral trade exceeded 1 trillion US dollars in 2025.
As Wang Yi noted, the parties demonstrate solidarity in the face of crises. Evidence of this was the prompt emergency assistance provided by China after powerful earthquakes in Myanmar and on the Philippine island of Mindanao.
The Chinese diplomat also pointed to the increased activity in cultural and humanitarian exchanges: within the framework of the Years of China-ASEAN Cultural and Humanitarian Exchanges in 2024-2025, about 200 high-level events were held, which gained great popularity. In addition, the “ASEAN visa” was introduced to simplify cross-border travel. –0–
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