On 4 June 2016, H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of the ASEAN-China Centre (ACC),met with Mr. Gan Rongkun, Vice Governor of Hubei Province of China. Mr. Nie Changbin, Deputy Secretary-General of Hubei Provincial Government, Mr. Hu Zhonghai, Deputy Director-General of the Commerce Department and Mr. Yan Xinqiao, Deputy Inspector of the Foreign Affairs Office attended the meeting.
Mr. Gan Rongkun expressed his sincere appreciation to ACC for supporting the Forum on Global Production Capacity and Business Cooperation held by Hubei Province. He said that Hubei had maintained a strong momentum of economic development while there was still a long way to go in promoting open economy. By enhancing direct communication among governments and enterprises of China and foreign countries, the forthcoming Forum aimed at uplifting the global production capacity cooperation of Hubei and other provinces in central China and giving a boost to the overall development of central China. Hubei Provincial Government attached great importance to its cooperation with ASEAN countries and expected ACC to continuously give its support to Hubei in strengthening friendly exchange with ASEAN.
Secretary-General Yang noted that with in-depth advancing of the Belt and Road Initiative and the ASEAN Community, ASEAN-China relations were faced with a rare historical opportunity. Possessing unique advantages in the areas of industry, education and tourism, Hubei enjoyed great potential in practical cooperation with ASEAN. ACC was willing to work closely with Hubei to jointly promote the comprehensive and strong development of ASEAN-China relations.