On 18 May 2016, H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of the ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), attended the launch for the Guest-of-Honour Country Indonesia Pavilion at the 2016 China (Langfang) International Economic and Trade Fair upon invitation.
The launch was hosted by Mr. Freddy Sirait, Minister Counsellor of the Indonesian Embassy in China. Secretary-General Yang Xiuping, together with H.E. Mr. Soegeng Rahardjo, Indonesian Ambassador to China, Mr. Tamba P. Hutapea, Deputy Chairman of Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia, Mr. Zhang Jiehui, Deputy Governor of Hebei Province, Mr. Liu Haiquan, Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Commerce of China, and Mr. Liu Dianxun, Director-General of the Investment Promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of China, cut the ribbon for the launch. The guests toured the Indonesia Pavilion under the guidance of Mr. Tamba, and learned the social-economic achievements of Indonesia in recent years.
After the Ceremony, Secretary-General Yang had interviews with Hebei local media. She said that with the completion of the upgrading of ASEAN-China Free Trade Area and the foundation of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, new impetus was injected into ASEAN-China relations. ASEAN-China cooperation was faced with broad prospects. China (Langfang) International Economic and Trade Fair was a good platform to exchange information and explore business opportunities. As the Guest-of-Honor Country for this year, Indonesia demonstrated its features and advantages. It was expected that the public and private sectors could seize this opportunity to deepen business matchings, and make joint efforts to achieve a win-win result.