US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
    World / China-ASEAN meetings

    Reaching a new milestone for the ASEAN path

    (english.cntv.cn) Updated: 2015-11-24 00:23

    The 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia on November 21-22, which can be considered a landmark meeting in the history of ASEAN.

    The most prominent achievements were the signing of the 2015 Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Establishment of the ASEAN Community and the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together by leaders of the ten countries.

    The significance is: ASEAN, covering a population of over 600 million, has achieved its initial results in regional integration, determining the direction of development for the next ten years, and starting a new journey.

    Since its founding in 1967, ASEAN has advocated for regional peace, stability, cooperation and development.

    ASEAN has evolved from a loose organization with limited regional influence to a community widely-recognized by international society that plays an instrumental role in regional peace, stability and prosperity. 48 years of unremitting efforts reflect profound changes in the regional situation.

    Accordingly, the ASEAN Community is scheduled to be declared on December 31 this year, marking a major milestone. Featuring political security, economy and culture as its pillars, the ASEAN Community would be a long-lasting process moving ahead.

    The newly-signed declarations by ASEAN leaders reflect the continuity of the building process of the ASEAN Community, along with demonstrating the leaders’ commitment to consolidate ASEAN integration in the next 10 years.

    ASEAN’s vigorous expansion of its regional integration in depth and breadth would achieve much progress to enhance the status of ASEAN in the region and the world.

    Today's success will be the basis for tomorrow. The ASEAN Community built in 2015 is the fruit of cooperation and development over the past half century. Yet, it also signifies a new starting point for ASEAN. This is an ongoing and long-term process, facing new opportunities and challenges.

    Leaders from ASEAN member countries, include Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, and other leaders from dialogue countries and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who witnessed the signing ceremony of the two declarations. All major members support the ASEAN community.

    Another important achievement is the joint statement on the regional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP), signifying that "substantial progress" was made.

    Leaders of the 10 ASEAN member countries, as well as China, South Korea, Japan, India, Australia and New Zealand attended the launching ceremony.

    When concluded, RCEP is expected to deliver tangible benefits to businesses through potential upgrades in market access, trade facilitation, regulatory reform and more trade-facilitative rules of origin.

    Enhanced efforts were called for to conclude RCEP talks next year at the ongoing 27th ASEAN leaders' summit.

    Launched in November 2012, RCEP talks had already completed 10 rounds of negotiations in addition to four ministerial-level meetings, aimed at reaching a free trade agreement, which is modern, comprehensive, high-quality and mutually beneficial.

    RCEP covers about half of the world’s population, with GDP (gross domestic product), trade volume and foreign direct investment (FDI) accounting for around one third of the world. It is the largest free trade agreement negotiations in Asia.

    The ASEAN cooperation framework stands at the center of East Asia cooperation that plays a leading role to promote East Asian cooperation. The ASEAN Community would inspire positive energy for all of East Asia.

    By Ling Dequan, Researcher, Center for World Affairs Studies, Xinhua News Agency

    Trudeau visits Sina Weibo
    May gets little gasp as EU extends deadline for sufficient progress in Brexit talks
    Ethiopian FM urges strengthened Ethiopia-China ties
    Yemen's ex-president Saleh, relatives killed by Houthis
    Most Popular
    Hot Topics

    ...
    亚洲中文字幕无码爆乳av中文| 无套内射在线无码播放| 亚洲无码在线播放| 在线天堂中文WWW官网| 乱色精品无码一区二区国产盗| 欧美亚洲精品中文字幕乱码免费高清 | 蜜桃视频无码区在线观看| 亚洲大尺度无码专区尤物| 欧美中文字幕在线| 亚洲欧美综合中文| 国产高清无码视频| 国产AV无码专区亚洲AV毛网站| 中文字幕av无码一区二区三区电影 | 国产AV无码专区亚洲AV漫画 | 无码av中文一二三区| 日韩亚洲变态另类中文| 人妻少妇精品无码专区动漫 | 无码人妻久久一区二区三区蜜桃| 午夜无码A级毛片免费视频| 高清无码午夜福利在线观看| 亚洲视频中文字幕| 一本大道香蕉中文日本不卡高清二区 | 69堂人成无码免费视频果冻传媒| 久久精品天天中文字幕人妻| 中文字幕丰满乱子伦无码专区| AA区一区二区三无码精片| 国产久热精品无码激情| 无码人妻AⅤ一区二区三区| 亚洲AV无码日韩AV无码导航| 在线播放无码高潮的视频| 国产av无码专区亚洲av果冻传媒| 成人无码区免费A片视频WWW| 免费无码又爽又刺激一高潮| 久久中文精品无码中文字幕| 最近中文字幕mv免费高清视频8| 色综合久久精品中文字幕首页| 亚洲久本草在线中文字幕| 中文字幕一区图| 久久精品中文无码资源站| 国产成人无码av| 十八禁无码免费网站|