ACC Attended the Closing Ceremony of China-ASEAN International Youth Football Tournament

From 4 to 11 March 2015, the 1st China-ASEAN International Youth Football Tournament was held in Dongxing, Guangxi. The Tournament was organized by China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, China Football Association and Dongxing Municipal Government, and supported by ASEAN-China Centre (ACC). On 11 March 2015, ACC delegation led by Ms. Huang Ying, Acting Secretary-General and Director of General Affairs and Coordination Division (GACD) of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) attended the closing ceremony and presented the awards to the participating teams. Mr. Jing Dunquan, Vice Chairman of Soong Qing Ling Foundation, Mr. Wei Jixiang, Vice Chairman of China Football Association, Mr. Liao Rufen, Secretary of Dongxing Municipal Committee of CPC, Mr. Zhou Gang, Mayor of Dongxing were present at the event. On the same day, the guests also attended the China-ASEAN Youth Friendship Trees Planting Activity together with the teams from ASEAN countries.

The Tournament was held to promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges between China and ASEAN as well as build a platform for exchanges and mutual learning of football among youths of China and ASEAN. Football teams from Malaysia, Myanmar, and Viet Nam participated in the Tournament. ACC, as a supporter of the event,  networked and worked closely with the organizers and participants.

During the stay in Guangxi, the ACC delegation also paid visits to China-ASEAN Expo Secretariat, China-ASEAN Research Institute of Guangxi University, Dongxing Municipal Government and ACC Public Service Centre, and exchanged views with Ms. Huang Yuan, Vice Secretary-General of CAEXPO, Mr. Liang Ying, President of China-ASEAN Research Institute, and Mr. Liao Rufen, Secretary of Dongxing Municipal Committee of CPC on the future cooperation. Ms. Huang Ying also hoped the ACC Public Service Centre to contribute more to ACC’s development.