Cross-border payments and people-to-people exchanges have become key words
China News Agency Nanning, February 27 Ten major press conferences on China-Asean cooperation in 2024 were held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on October 27. "China-asean Free Trade Area version 3.0", "cross-border payment", "connectivity" and "people-to-people exchanges" have become key words in the top ten news.
At the launch event on the same day, "China-Asean Free Trade Area 3.0 upgrade negotiations substantially concluded", "Bilateral trade volume reached a new high, Continue to be each other's largest trading partner", "China-Asean People-To-People Exchange Year Fruitful", "Deepen China-Asean cross-border payment cooperation", "China-Asean connectivity accelerated," "Regional Cooperation to a New Height" was selected as one of the top ten news stories on China-Asean cooperation in 2024.
Gao Anming, Editor-in-Chief of the China Foreign Languages Press, attended the event and delivered a speech. He suggested strengthening media cooperation, building a diversified communication pattern, letting more people know about the fruitful results of China-Asean cooperation, and creating a better international public opinion environment for bilateral cooperation. Promote think tank exchanges, deepen policy communication and suggestions, provide more scientific basis for bilateral cooperation, and help regional cooperation to develop to a higher level; We should promote youth exchanges, strengthen the foundation of people-to-people ties, encourage more young people with aspirations to join the cause of China-Asean friendship, and contribute their youth to regional prosperity and development.
Li Pan, deputy minister of the Publicity Department of the Party Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said that as the frontier window of China's opening up and cooperation with ASEAN, Guangxi has actively expanded the "circle of friends" of international media and established cooperative relations with more than 60 media from 38 countries and regions jointly built the "Belt and Road". The China-Asean Audio-Visual Week, Music Week, drama Week, film Culture Week and other people-to-people exchange activities will be held continuously.
Tang Suan, Consul General of the Consulate General of Cambodia in Nanning, said that under the strategic guidance and efforts from all walks of life, Cambodia and China have strengthened mutual trust in the political field, steadily improved economic and trade cooperation, realized interconnection of infrastructure and cross-border payment systems, flourished cultural and scientific and technological exchanges, and ushered in new progress in innovation and green cooperation. Cambodia looks forward to in-depth cooperation with Guangxi in such areas as trade and investment, agricultural development, digital economy, green development and people-to-people exchanges.
The event was co-sponsored by the Asia Pacific Communication Center of China Foreign Affairs Corporation, the Institute of Asian Studies of China Foreign Affairs University and Guangxi University.