On 17 December 2015, Mr. Lai Derong, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region hosted in Nanning a welcome event for the 2015 International Forum on China-ASEAN Traditional Medicine and Health Tourism. H.E. Mr. Wu Wenxue, Vice Chairman of China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) Secretary-General H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, experts on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and tourism, the Counsellor of Vietnamese Embassy in China, Consuls-General of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia and Myanmar in Nanning as well as representatives of Embassies and Consulates-General of ASEAN countries in China attended the event.
Vice Chairman Lai offered a warm welcome to delegates at the event and gave a brief introduction to the development of Guangxi, in particular what Guangxi had done to leverage its advantage in resources and location to promote the integration of TCM and tourism and build itself into a world-class destination for TCM and health tourism. He expressed the hope to pursue closer cooperation with ASEAN countries, with which Guangxi had close geographical proximity and profound friendship. He expected the forum to play a positive role in deepening ASEAN-China understanding and friendship as well as promoting exchanges and cooperation in health and tourism.
Secretary-General Yang interacted with the guests and briefed them on the achievements ACC had made in trade, investment, education, culture, tourism, media and public relations. She applauded the outstanding achievements Guangxi had made to advance ASEAN-China relations. She encouraged Guangxi to strengthen communication and contacts with ASEAN countries in traditional medicine and health tourism, explore new opportunities for win-win cooperation and bring the economic and social development of the two sides to a higher level.
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