On 25 October 2017, H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of the ASEAN-China Centre (ACC)- met with Tan Sri Mr. Lim Gait Tong, President of China-ASEAN Business Association (CABA), Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, Dr. Ho Chee Cheong and Mr. Fung Vun Ket, Advisors and Assistant Secretary-General of CABA, Mr. Lim Chuan Boon, Committee Member of CABA and General Manager of Farlim Group (China) Co. Ltd., and Mr. Zhang Xuehai, Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations Division of ACC attended the meeting.

Secretary-General Yang Xiuping outlined ACC’s work and said that 2017 is the 50th anniversary of ASEAN and the ASEAN-China Year of Tourism Cooperation. ACC has organized 19 flagship projects, hosted or participated in more than 100 activities. Next year will be the 15th anniversary of ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership and the ASEAN-China Year of Innovation, which will bring broader prospects for the cooperation between both sides. Secretary-General Yang commended CABA’s active roles in promoting ASEAN-China cooperation in trade, investment, education and culture. She said that ACC will continue to strengthen its ties with CABA, draw on each other’s strengths and jointly push forward exchanges and cooperation of both sides to make new progress.

President Lim Gait Tong spoke highly of the efforts and achievements ACC made in promoting ASEAN-China practical cooperation since its inception. He gave a briefing on CABA’s efforts in facilitating networking and cooperation between ASEAN enterprises and their Chinese counterparts. He wished that CABA and ACC could maintain close contacts, continuously broaden thinking ways and strengthen innovation, and explore more new areas and channels for AESAN-China practical collaboration, thus make a new and greater contribution to deepening the relations of both sides.

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