On 28 November 2020,Mr. Chen Dehai, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) attended and addressed the Regional Industrial Symbiosis Chain of Petroleum and Chemical Industry Forum held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Mr. Wu Zhengping, Director-General of Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of China, Mr. Gustanto, Consul-General of Indonesia in Guangzhou, Mr. Li Congjia, Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Qinzhou Port Area of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Mr. Fu Xiangsheng, Vice Chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry, together with representatives from petroleum and chemical industry associations and enterprises attended the forum.

Secretary-General Chen Dehai mentioned in his remarks that with the full entry into force of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Upgrading Protocol and the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)agreement, the economic integration between China and the ASEAN Member States will rise to a higher level. The petroleum and chemical industry, as a pillar of national economy, is an important area for ASEAN-Chinacooperation, which is highly complementary with great potential and broad prospects. He hoped that all parties fully grasp the opportunity to further promote exchanges, deepen cooperationand achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

As a part of the 2020 China-ASEAN International Cooperation Forum on Petroleum & Chemical Industry, the forum is China’s first high-level exchange platform for ASEAN-China petroleum and chemical industry. Co-hosted by Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of China, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, China National Chemical Information Centre and the Qinzhou Municipal People's Government,  the forum was aimed to build consensus and collaboration to meet the new challenges faced by ASEAN-China petroleum and chemical industry in the post-epidemic era.