Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated today that the Nov. 22 ASEAN-China special summit will be of great importance for the whole world, CGTN reported, because “the Asia-Pacific region, especially the most dynamic East Asia region, has formed a regional cooperation platform with ASEAN at the center and ASEAN partnership as the main carrier” which has helped bring about the fastest economic growth rates in the world. Wang highlighted the role of China-ASEAN dialogue relations, now in its 30th year in leading regional cooperation, and stated: “The summit will certainly help make new and greater contributions to regional peace, stability and prosperity.”
Wang Yi also used the occasion to comment on last week’s video summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, saying that “China has clarified its position, drawn a bottom line, and showed its sincerity to seek cooperation and properly handle differences with the U.S. He stressed that the two sides should adhere to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation in promoting the development of bilateral relations,” CGTN reported. He reiterated that “the Taiwan question [is] a highly sensitive and critical issue in China-U.S. relations.”
