On 4 June 2016, H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of the ASEAN-China Centre (ACC)，met with Mr. Pan Hansheng, Deputy Director of Wuhan Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, and exchanged views on enhancing cooperation between Wuhan and ASEAN. Mr. Du Xiaoming, Deputy Director of the Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Wuhan.
Vice Director Pan Hansheng introduced Wuhan’s economic and social development, as well as the city’s exchange and cooperation with ASEAN countries. He said Wuhan maintained a rapid development momentum. The economic growth rate was among the top nationally and the economic structure was reasonable. The new industrial output value accounted for more than 60% of Wuhan’s GDP. Wuhan was rich in tourist resources and flourishing in education and technology. It had more than 80 universities and more than 1.2 million university students. In recent years, the city’s exchange with Thailand, Singapore and other ASEAN countrieswas increasing. He hoped that with the help of ACC, Wuhan could enhance the business matching with ASEAN countries, especially in the areas of modern manufacturing and life science, as well as the cooperation in education, tourism and science, to realize the common development of both sides.
Secretary-General Yang Xiuping said, as a platform to promote ASEAN-China functional cooperation, ACC highly valued the role of local provinces and cities. ACC would continue to facilitate Wuhan in strengthening coordination and cooperation with ASEAN. She hoped that Wuhan could give full play to its advantages and expand the cooperation with ASEAN, in an effort to promote ASEAN-China relations and the development of Central China.
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