Top 10 News Releases on China-ASEAN Cooperation Held in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua Li Peisong and Cao Shiyun) -- On Jan. 23, the Dialogue Session on "Promoting People-to-people Communication and Building a Better Home" and the China-ASEAN Top 10 News Releases of the China-ASEAN Year of Humanistic Exchanges were held in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. The event was held in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Under the theme of "Exchange, Understanding, Mutual Trust and Win-Win", the event was guided by the Foreign Languages Bureau of China, and co-sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Communication Center of the Foreign Languages Bureau of China, the Foreign Affairs College of China, the Presidential University of Indonesia, the Asia-Pacific Think Tank, and the Huadian Overseas Investment Company Limited, and sponsored by the Thailand-China Center for Strategic Studies of the National Research Institute of Thailand and Huadian (Indonesia) Booyah, Asian Leadership News Agency, Guangxi Institute of Foreign Languages and other think tanks, media and Chinese organizations in Indonesia.

Gao Xianming, Deputy Director General and Editor-in-Chief of the Foreign Language Bureau of China, delivered a speech via video. Geng Hailing, Counselor of China's Mission to ASEAN, Tang Lungkung, Advisor of Thailand's Upper House Administrative Committee, Kerry, President of Presidential University of Indonesia, Willen, Chairman of Asia-Pacific Think Tank (APT), Guo Yanjun, Director of the Asia Research Institute of the Foreign Affairs College, Lai Jianwen, Deputy Secretary General of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PASOK), Lin Jianwei, Advisor of the Asia-Pacific Think Tank (APST) Malaysian Center, Gue Qiucheng, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Huadian (Indonesia) Booyah, and Zhong Zhifeng, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangxi Institute of Foreign Languages. As well as more than a hundred representatives of politics, think tanks, media, Chinese enterprises and young students from China and ASEAN countries attended the event.

Gao said in a video message that China and ASEAN are connected by mountains and rivers, and their destinies are linked, and humanistic exchanges are not only the spiritual bond between China and ASEAN countries, but also the deep foundation for China and ASEAN to face the future, move toward each other, and build the "Five Homelands of Peace, Tranquility, Prosperity, Beauty, and Friendship". 2013, President Xi Jinping put forward the initiative of building the "Belt and Road", giving a new meaning to the ancient Silk Road. In 2013, President Xi Jinping put forward the initiative of "One Belt, One Road", which gave the ancient Silk Road a brand new connotation for the times. 10 years ago, China and ASEAN have been looking out for each other and supporting each other, and have achieved a series of major achievements such as the Yavan High Speed Railway and the China-Laos Railway, which is not only a clear example of the upgrading of the quality and upgrade of the China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation but also a vivid example of the increasingly close all-round strategic partnership. This is not only a clear example of the upgrading of the quality of China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation, but also a vivid expression of the increasingly close comprehensive strategic partnership. In order to further promote high-quality cooperation between China and ASEAN countries and help build a China-ASEAN community of destiny, the two sides have taken the initiative to strengthen media collaboration as a link, focusing on telling new stories of people-to-people communication; deepen bilateral youth exchanges as a key point, focusing on cultivating a new impetus for humanistic exchanges; and promote cooperation and development, focusing on creating new results of mutual benefit and win-win situation.

Geng Hailing said that over the past ten years, China and ASEAN have been running in both directions, joining hands to promote the construction of a closer China-ASEAN community of destiny, and China-ASEAN relations have become the most successful and dynamic model of regional cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. 2024 is the Year of Humanistic Exchanges between China and ASEAN, and I hope that media As 2024 is the year of China-ASEAN humanistic exchanges, we hope that the media will continue to add bricks and mortar to China-ASEAN relations, tell good stories of friendship between the two sides, and promote the continuous warming of the friendly feelings of mutual dependence and affinity between the two sides. I hope that China-ASEAN will further explore the depth of humanistic exchanges, expand the breadth of humanistic exchanges and raise the heat of humanistic exchanges.

Mr. Tang said in his speech that Thailand is an old friend of China and "China and Thailand are one family" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the two peoples. Thailand is a participant in the construction of the "Belt and Road" and a beneficiary of the cooperation of the "Belt and Road". It is believed that the exchanges in governance between Thailand and China will give the "China-Thailand family kinship" a new connotation for the times, and turn the advantages of the traditional friendship between the two countries into the impetus for win-win cooperation.

Kerry said the cooperation between China and ASEAN has brought China and Indonesia closer together, constantly promoting high-quality development in the areas of trade, investment and education, and fueling regional economic development. More and more Chinese companies are investing in Indonesia, bringing more jobs to the local community and providing scholarships to needy Indonesian students. Presidential University will continue to engage in China-ASEAN cooperation in the future and strengthen communication with the Chinese government, organizations and enterprises. The Dialogue on "Promoting People-to-People Communication and Building a Better Home" is very meaningful, and we hope that it will strengthen the communication between each other and deepen the friendship between China and Indonesia.

During his visit to Indonesia in 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed building a China-ASEAN community of destiny, and over the past 10 years the two sides have practiced multilateralism and adhered to open regionalism, which has brought China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation and humanistic exchanges closer, and created historical development opportunities for peace and stability in the region, said Willen . "'The friendship of nations lies in the affinity of peoples, and the affinity of peoples lies in the affinity of hearts,' I believe that the well-being of the people is the common development goal of all ASEAN countries. Establishing a fairer and more reasonable international order is the common voice of the Chinese-ASEAN people."

Gu Qiusheng said that although China and Indonesia have different cultures, they are always sincere friends and win-win partners. The efficient completion and commissioning of the Boya project is not only a vivid manifestation of Huadian HIC's commitment to Indonesia's development and service to the local community, but also an achievement of the quality and upgrading of the cooperation between China and Indonesia for the benefit of people's livelihood. At the same time of project construction, Huadian HIC actively fulfills its social responsibility by vigorously investing in technical training, public welfare projects and disaster relief, practicing the spirit of "discussing, building and sharing" with actions, and continuously injecting vitality into the local development.

In the subsequent Media and Think Tank Roundtable Forum on "Promoting People-to-People Communication and Building a Better Home", representatives from politics, media, think tanks and enterprises in ASEAN region reviewed the achievements of China-ASEAN Community construction and discussed the common vision of China and ASEAN to build a better home in the new era.

Guo Yanjun said that China and Indonesia have adhered to the principle of "joint construction and sharing", complementing each other's strengths and promoting common development, which has brought great benefits to the people of the two countries and become an important model for international cooperation in building the "Belt and Road". In the future, the two sides should work closely to maintain ASEAN's centrality, promote open regionalism, show the responsibility of a large developing country, and make concerted efforts to promote changes in the global governance system and safeguard international fairness and justice.

Lai Jianwen said that Indonesia is one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with New China and has a large number of Chinese. Indonesia and China continue to deepen the integration of the industrial chain supply chain, joint efforts to promote the "Regional Comprehensive Economic Corridor" and "two countries double park" construction has achieved great success, especially in the new energy automobile cooperation. Indonesia and China are important partners in economic development.

Lim said that this year is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China, China and Malaysia have a long history of friendship, the Malaysian people admire China's great achievements, Chinese-style modernization and a high level of opening up to the outside world for Malaysia to bring new opportunities for development.

Zhong Zhifeng said that education is closely linked to economic and social development, and that China-ASEAN education cooperation will help the region develop and prosper together, enhance people's well-being, and enable more than 2 billion people to lead a better life. Guangxi Institute of Foreign Languages (GIFL), which has the largest number of students enrolled in foreign language majors and the largest number of languages in Guangxi, has carried out diversified cooperation with ASEAN countries, creating a platform for close exchanges between young people of both sides.

Gu Qiucheng said that the installed capacity of Indonesia Boya project accounts for 18% of the existing installed capacity of Sumatra Island, which is the largest installed capacity and the most advanced and environmentally friendly unit in Sumatra Island, and is an important achievement of the cooperation between China and Indonesia on "One Belt, One Road". "Chinese standards and technology have improved Indonesia's energy structure, trained local electric power technicians, built transmission lines for the local community, and helped local children receive education and get rid of poverty, thus making positive contributions to Indonesia's development and Sino-Indonesian cooperation.

At the event, Guo Yanjun, on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Communication Center of the Chinese Foreign Language Bureau (CFLB) and the Asia Research Institute of the Foreign Affairs University (ARIU), released the "Top 10 China-ASEAN News in 2023". The "Top 10 News", jointly evaluated by the Asia-Pacific Communication Center of the Chinese Foreign Language Bureau and the Institute of Asian Studies of the Foreign Affairs Academy and relevant academic institutions, summarizes the achievements of China-ASEAN in the past year in the areas of head of state diplomacy, "Belt and Road" cooperation and other important areas, and shows the momentum and great potential of China-ASEAN cooperation. It demonstrates the momentum and great potential of China-ASEAN cooperation.

The event was hosted by Chen Wengo, Director of the Asia-Pacific Communication Center of the Chinese Foreign Languages Agency (CFLA). Mr. Chen Wenge said in the concluding session that the release of China-ASEAN Top 10 News in 2023 makes us feel that China-ASEAN humanistic exchanges have stepped up to a new level through the joint efforts of both sides. We expect both sides to take the "China-ASEAN Year of Humanistic Exchange" as an opportunity to further strengthen humanistic exchanges, promote people-to-people exchanges, promote mutual understanding of civilizations and mutually beneficial cooperation, deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership, and join hands to build the "Five Great Homelands" of Peace, Tranquility, Prosperity, Beauty and Friendship, so as to contribute to the building of Asia's "Five Great Homelands". We will work together to build the "five homelands" of peace, tranquillity, prosperity, beauty and friendship, and make greater contributions to the building of a community of destiny in Asia and the joint promotion of world peace and prosperity.

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