On 15 September 2020, Ms. Wang Hongliu, Director of General Affairs and Coordination Division of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) participated in the online ASEAN-China Youth Forum of the Future China Global Forum 2020. On behalf of ACC, Ms. Wang shared her views on issues such as the impacts of COVID-19 on the region, the opportunities and challenges for promoting ASEAN-China cooperation in the post-pandemic era, and put forward suggestions on what role that young people could play.
Ms. Wang said that the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 has had a severe impact on the economy and people's lives around the world. It is a dual task for all countries to jointly fight against the pandemic and resume work and production. ASEAN countries and China have met the challenges head-on and strengthened policy coordination, trying to seek new development under changing circumstances and expand cooperation in areas of trade, infrastructure, smart cities, Internet of Things (IOT), digital epidemic containment and other areas. Youth represents the future, and they are capable of learning and adapting well. In the post COVID-19 era, youth from ASEAN and China could play an important role in fighting against the pandemic and resuming production. They should be bold in thinking and try to explore ways to foster greater synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and ASEAN development plans, and make full use of digital technology to strengthen public health and promote economy growth, with a view to achieving sustainable development goals of regional countries, and promoting the healthy and stable development of ASEAN-China strategic partnership.
On the same day, Mr. Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies and Minister for Finance of Singapore delivered an opening speech on the Future China Global Forum 2020. Mr. Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore, Mr. Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State of Ministry of Health of Singapore attended the forum, along with 500 participants of government officials, entrepreneurs, academics, media representatives, youth and university students from ASEAN countries, China, Europe and America.
The Future China Global Forum (FCGF) was inaugurated by Singapore’s late Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. It is an international platform for exchanges among political, industrial, commercial, academic and research sectors, and has been successfully held for ten sessions so far. The theme for this year’s forum is “A Resilient Future: Post-Pandemic Transformation & Opportunities in China and ASEAN” and was held virtually for the first time. The youth sub-forum is co-organized by the FCGF organizers and Tsinghua University Student Association of Belt and Road Initiative (SABRI).
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