ACC Secretary-General Met with Consul-Generals of Singapore and Thailand in Xiamen

On 21 April 2016, H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) visited Xiamen and met with Mr. Chi Chiew Sum, Consul-General of Singapore, Mr. Tajtai Tmangraksat, Consul-General and Mr. Mongkol Sinsomboon, Deputy Consul General of Thailand, and Mrs. Ria Eugenio Gorospe, Consul of the Philippines in Xiamen. She said that the meeting was aimed at strengthening communication with the ASEAN Consulate-Generals and listening to their opinions and suggestions in effort to improve ACC’s work.

Secretary-General Yang Xiuping briefed on ACC’s mandate and recent work ,and said that 2016 marked the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-China dialogue relations and had been designated as ASEAN-China Educational Exchange Year. It was also the first year of the establishment of ASEAN Community and the implementation of the 13th Five Year Plan of China. ASEAN-China relations had reached a new starting point with vast potential.  ACC had been actively implementing the work plan endorsed by the Joint Council and would carry out a series of activities including ASEAN-China Week, ASEAN-China Youth Camp and so forth. She said that the Consulate-generals shouldered important mission and had contributed tremendously to strengthening ASEAN-China regional exchange and cooperation. ACC looked forward to the continued support of ASEAN Consulate-Generals and working closely with them  to push ASEAN-China relations to a new level. 

The Consul-Generals expressed their appreciation for the meeting and commended ACC’s work. They briefed on their countries' cooperation with Fujian province and other provinces within their respective consular district and emphasized that Fujian, with the Free Trade Zone as an important platform, had been deepening and enhancing its exchange and cooperation with ASEAN Member States. The Consulate-Generals were grateful for the support and assistance of the Chinese local governments and wish to continue to promote cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, culture, education, tourism, thus enhance the mutual understanding and friendship between China and ASEAN.