He vowed to assist ASEAN in building the Community and upholding its role in regional and global forums. ASEAN and China remain the top trade partners of each other with two-way trade hitting 669 billion USD and China’s foreign direct investment (FDI) into ASEAN reaching 13.6 billion USD last year. ASEAN proposed China expand coordination in digital transformation, digital economy, climate change response, energy transition, green and sustainable development. ASEAN and the UN pledged to strengthen coordination to effectively implement the Roadmap for Mutual Assistance for the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development till 2030. The block affirmed its readiness to play a constructive role and facilitate dialogues among stakeholders in mechanisms chaired by ASEAN./.

Source: Viet Nam News November 12, 2022 03:45 UTC