On November 11, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference. Guo stated that this year marks the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the China-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Over the past five years, under the joint guidance of leaders from both sides, China-ASEAN cooperation has flourished with fruitful outcomes and has consistently remained at the forefront of the region. This cooperation has not only benefited the countries and peoples involved but also made important contributions to regional peace, stability, and prosperity. At present, the world has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation. Peace, development, and prosperity are the greatest aspirations of the people in the region. Through this meeting, China looks forward to enhancing solidarity and mutual trust with ASEAN countries, building consensus on cooperation, promoting the early entry into force of the Protocol on the Upgraded China-ASEAN FTA 3.0, deepening cooperation in areas such as artificial intelligence, the digital economy, energy security, connectivity, and poverty reduction and development, and jointly building a peaceful, tranquil, prosperous, beautiful, and friendly shared home, so as to inject more stability and certainty into regional peace and development.
