Interview: Relations with China closely promote the development of ASEAN economy -Zhang Jinxiong, president of the China General Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia

Xinhua News Agency, Jakarta, September 15th: A relationship with China is closely promoted to the development of ASEAN economy -Zhang Jinxiong, the president of visiting Indonesia's Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

Xinhua News Agency reporter Yu Qianliang Zheng Shibo Wang Ouna

Zhang Jinxiong, the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency reporters in Jakarta on the 14th that ASEAN and China will upgrade bilateral relations to comprehensive strategic partnership last November, and are the largest trading partners of each other. ASEAN economy development.

Zhang Jinxiong said that ASEAN China ’s comprehensive strategic partnership represents a closer, higher level and broader cooperation. "The cooperation between ASEAN and China will not stay in terms of goods trade, and cooperation in the field of bilateral service trade in the future will be closer and professional."

He said that through the “Belt and Road” project, the international industrial chain supply chain cooperation, the China -ASEAN Free Trade Zone's preferential favorable policies, etc., it has really played a role in promoting the development of the ASEAN economy.

"ASEAN has an advantage in tropical agriculture and other aspects. I hope to cooperate in depth with China to improve the efficiency of product refined processing and international logistics cold chain distribution." Zhang Jinxiong said.

Zhang Jinxiong actively evaluated the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) that took effect earlier this year. He said that RCEP can integrate funds, resources, professional technology and services, and form a complete regional economic cooperation cycle and ecology. "We look forward to the sustainable economic development of the regional economy and provide stability and order in the uncertain world development pattern."

Zhang Jinxiong said that the development of ASEAN and China to develop and achieve common prosperity is the expectation of the ASEAN people.

[Editor in charge: Zhao Yang]

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