On 26 July 2021, Mr. Chen Dehai, Secretary-General of the ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), met in Beijing with Mr. Tian Bin, Deputy Director of the Institute of Industrial Economics of the Centre for International Economic and Technological Cooperation at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT-CIETC-IIE). The two sides exchanged views on strengthening mutual support and cooperation as well as co-hosting the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Industrial Cooperation & China-ASEAN Industrial Chain, Supply Chain, and Value Chain Integrated Development Forum in Nanning during the CAEXPO.