On 27 November 2015, Secretary-General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) H.E. Mr. Yang Houlan, accompanied by Deputy Secretary-Generals Mr. Lee Jung Heon and Mr. Akima Umezawa and 4 other officials, visited the ASEAN-China Centre (ACC).
ACC Secretary-General Yang Xiuping extended a warm welcome to the delegation. She introduced ACC’s mandates, and highlighted the role of ACC as one-stop information and activities centre, focusing on functional cooperation in the five priority areas of trade, investment, education, culture and tourism, as well as media and public relations by accomplishing nearly 90 approved projects and about 450 activities with fruitful and tangible results, to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of ASEAN and China. She emphasized that ACC's efforts had been appreciated at the Chairman's Statement of the recently concluded 18th ASEAN-China Summit on 21 November 2015 in Kuala Lumpur. She opined that ACC would continue to make more innovative and pioneering efforts to contribute to the further elevation of functional cooperation between ASEAN and China, and enhance exchanges and cooperation with TCS as well as other organizations, making joint efforts toward the goal of realizing East Asia community.
Secretary-General Yang Houlan informed about TCS's activities to promote the trilateral cooperation, and briefed on his participation in the 18th ASEAN Plus Three Summit. He spoke highly of ACC's projects and activities in promoting ASEAN-China relations, and expressed his willingness to communicate more closely with ACC to promote regional development.
ACC Division Directors briefed on their respective work. Both sides exchanged views on project planning and implementation, and how to share information and statistics, etc. Both sides agreed to enhance communications, and share experiences of cooperation to achieve a common goal of regional integration.
After the meeting, the delegation toured the photo exhibition on ASEAN-China relations at ACC ASEAN Hall.