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China to safeguard sea stability: Li

Published on 15 Novembre 2017 in ASIA/PRESS RELEASE/REGIONS by pressrelease

China will firmly safeguard the freedom of navigation and overflight around the South China Sea, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday at the 12th East Asia Summit. Li said China is the largest country in the South China Sea and a major country that uses the lanes in the sea, thus it shows more interest in safeguarding peace, stability, and navigational freedom in the South China Sea than any other country in the world. He stressed that peace and stability in the South China Sea benefits all countries, and with the joint efforts of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the situation in the South China Sea tends to remain stable and shows positive signs. The related countries in the South China Sea issue have returned to the right track of negotiations and consultations, and their relations have constantly improved, he said. “Leaders of the ASEAN countries and I jointly announced yesterday the start of consultations on the text of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea”, Li said.

Chinese president arrives in Vietnam for APEC meeting, state visit

Published on 11 Novembre 2017 in ASIA/PRESS RELEASE/REGIONS by pressrelease

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, arrived in this Vietnamese city on Friday for the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting and a state visit to the southeast Asian country. Xi delivered a speech at the APEC CEO Summit later this afternoon, and is attending a dialogue with representatives of the APEC Business Advisory Council, as well as an informal dialogue with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Xi said the two countries share similar political systems, development paths and an interrelated future. He said China and Vietnam have witnessed an ever increasing cooperation and deepening relationship since the two countries forged diplomatic ties 67 years ago, which have brought tangible benefits to the two peoples and contributed a lot to the peace, stability and prosperity in the region. “The consensus reached by leaders of our two parties and countries has been implemented step by step, and the China-Vietnam strategic cooperation is moving toward new breadth and depth”, Xi said.

China hopes to ‘energise’ relations with Singapore, Asean, Li Keqiang tells Lee Hsien Loong

Published on 20 Settembre 2017 in ASIA/PRESS RELEASE/REGIONS by pressrelease

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang welcomed Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, saying he hoped to “inject new energy” into China’s ties both with the city state and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Premier Li Keqiang said: “Singapore is an important member of Asean, it’s the country coordinator between China and Asean and will be rotating chair next year”. The relationship between China and Singapore has been under close scrutiny since Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, absence from a major summit on China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” a plan to boost infrastructure and trade links from Asia to Africa. Singapore’s foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan visited Beijing in June, at which time the two countries agreed to boost cooperation on government to government schemes in Tianjin, Chongqing and Suzhou, as well as on “Belt and Road” projects.

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