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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 9 (Reporters Zhu Chao and Wu Yue) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the Meeting of Foreign Ministers for East Asian Cooperation on the 9th. carried out in video format.
Attending the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (10 + 1), Wang Yi said that China and ASEAN countries are at the forefront of the global fight against the epidemic and post-epidemic recovery. China will build a new pattern of development with the national and international cycles as the main body and the mutual promotion of the national and international cycles, and will unswervingly widen the openness to the outside world. This will benefit the countries of the region first, including ASEAN. China is willing to actively promote exchanges and cooperation with ASEAN countries in the post-epidemic period. One is to work together to completely defeat the epidemic. China is willing to propose the “China-ASEAN Public Health Cooperation Initiative”, establish the “China-ASEAN Friends of Vaccines” and provide financial support for the ASEAN Anti-Epidemic Fund. The second is to fully promote regional economic recovery. China is willing to give priority to expanding the scale of national currency exchanges with ASEAN countries, expanding the scope of bilateral “fast channels”, orderly opening commercial flights, promoting the signing of regional association agreements comprehensive economic throughout the year and strengthen the protection of data security and communication and policy coordination. The third is to persist in promoting sustainable development. Strengthen cooperation in poverty reduction, disaster prevention and mitigation, climate change and environmental protection. The fourth is to strengthen the long-term plan for China-ASEAN cooperation. An early agreement was reached on the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Joint Declaration on the China-ASEAN Strategic Partnership (2021-2025).
The foreign ministers of the 10 ASEAN countries who participated in the meeting declared that China is the first partner to discuss anti-epidemic cooperation with ASEAN. ASEAN appreciates China’s leadership and constructive role in joint response to the epidemic and is willing to strengthen ASEAN’s development strategy and the “Belt and Road” initiative. Policy docking and coordination, continue to deepen cooperation, welcome positive progress in the consultation of the “South China Sea Code of Conduct”, agree to accelerate the consultation process, and stand ready to jointly maintain peace, stability and security in the South China Sea, and promote regional development and prosperity.
Attending the 21st Meeting of Foreign Ministers of ASEAN-China, Japan and South Korea (10 + 3), Wang Yi said that the current global epidemic has not yet bottomed out. We must continue to coordinate development and anti-epidemic needs to seize development opportunities in the post-epidemic era. , Create a new cooperation situation and promote 10 + 3 cooperation to a new level. The Chinese proposal: Improve the level of governance of public health. To strengthen cooperation on vaccines, China is willing to take the lead in the investigation of the construction of a 10 + 3 emergency medical supplies reserve center, continue to support WHO to play an important role in the fight against the epidemic and jointly oppose the politicization of the epidemic and the stigmatization of the virus. Improve the level of economic recovery. Promote the establishment of regional networks of “fast channels” and “green channels” and sign the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement as scheduled during the year. Improve the level of response to crises. Improve the effectiveness of the multilateralization of the Chiang Mai Initiative, assist in the construction of a regional free trade zone, and enhance regional disaster management and emergency response capabilities. Improve the level of sustainable development. Continue to implement the “East Asia Poverty Reduction Cooperation Initiative”, carry out more pragmatic cooperation in the fields of infrastructure, water resources and agriculture, and make good use of the cooperation model “China, Japan, South Korea + X “.
The foreign ministers of Japan, South Korea and the ASEAN countries said they hope to sign the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement as scheduled for this year. 10 + 3 countries should adhere to solidarity, cooperation, openness and inclusion, deepen cooperation in various fields such as public health, economic and trade investment, digital transformation, food security and tourism, and work together for regional stability, development and prosperity.
Attending the Tenth Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the East Asia Summit, Wang Yi said that this year marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the East Asia Summit. The most urgent and realistic task of this East Asia Summit is to achieve consensus to fight the epidemic, promote the reactivation of economic cooperation and maintain the general situation of regional peace and development. We must give new impetus to the fight against the epidemic. Maintain the spirit of science, oppose the politicization of the epidemic, support the World Health Organization, and promote the availability and affordability of vaccines. We need to introduce new measures for economic recovery. Efforts to make East Asia a source of stable growth for the world economy in the “post-epidemic era.” We must offer a solid guarantee for regional peace and stability. China strongly supports ASEAN to play a leading role in East Asian cooperation. The members of the East Asia Summit must fulfill the general aspirations of the countries of the region, respect the legitimate demands of the countries of the region, adhere to multilateralism with characteristics of East Asia, respect the basic principles of regional cooperation and make more positive contributions to ensuring lasting peace, prosperity and development in East Asia.
Wang Yi also laid out China’s position on issues such as cross-border cooperation on water resources, the Korean Peninsula and Rakhine State.
