On 11 September 2017, H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping was invited to attend the welcoming activities of the 12th China-ASEAN Cultural Forum. H.E. Mr. Dong Wei, Vice Ministry of Culture of China, H.E. Mme. Li Kang, Vice Chairperson of the Political Consultative Conference of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, cultural and arts officials of both ASEAN and China, international organization representatives, experts and scholars, totalling around two hundred people attended the activities.

Mr. Tang Liqun, Vice Secretary-General of the Political Consultative Conference of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region presided over the event and Mr. Huang Yu, Director-General of the Cultural Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region delivered welcoming remarks. He said that China-ASEAN Cultural Forum has been successfully held for many terms and been engaged in promoting cultural exchanges and cooperation and reached fruitful achievements. With the great support from all sectors, the forum has developed into an important cultural cooperation platform for promoting people-to-people understanding and connectivity of both ASEAN and China. Guangxi enjoys rich arts and splendid culture and has close cultural cooperation with ASEAN countries. He hoped that Guangxi could conduct close exchanges with both ASEAN and Chinese organizations and make joint efforts to promote the prosperity and development of the cultural industry of both sides.

Secretary-General Yang met with many high ranking participants prior to the opening of the forum and exchanged views with them on strengthening China-ASEAN cultural cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. She said that ACC would like to coordinate with all sides, jointly deepening cultural cooperation and consolidating the foundation of ASEAN-China people-to-people friendship.