On 13 May 2016, H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), was invited by Dato James Chan Khay Syn, Mayor of Kuching South City Council,to a breakfast meeting.
Secretary-General Yang gave a brief introduction to the ongoing ASEAN-China Entrepreneurs’ Conference (ACE) and extended gratitude to the Government of Malaysia, Sarawak State and Kuching South City Council for their great support to the conference. She said that ACE had yielded fruitful results by building a communication and cooperation platform for enterprises from ASEAN countries and China. It also attracted entrepreneurs from other regions. Seizing the opportunity of co-hosting this conference, ACC was ready to take this opportunity and leverage its own advantages to help Kuching to enhance communication with Chinese local governments and enterprises so as to deepen practical cooperation in various fields.
Dato James Chan Khay Syn reiterated his appreciation to ACC for organizing ACE in Kuching. He expressed that this ACE presented an unprecedentedly grand occasion with the largest number of attendants than ever. Its influence and efficency would lead to more cooperation among enterprises and greatly improve the image and popularity of Kuching. Kuching South City Council attached great importance to the role of ACC, and looked forward to strengthening contacts with ACC in order to attract more Chinese entrepreneurs and students to visit, study and start business in Kuching.
After the breakfast meeting, Secretary-General Yang visited a local market and had interactions with young entrepreneurs and local media reporters in the company of Dato James Chan Khay Syn, Mayor of Kuching South City Council. She reviewed in brief the achievements of ACE and expressed thanks to the media for closely following ACE. She expected that all sectors of society could pay close attention and give support to ACC and jointly push forward ASEAN-China and Malaysia-China cooperation.