On 5 November 2021, Mr. Chen Dehai, Secretary-General of the ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), met with Mr. Liu Yang, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Xiangtan Municipal Committee and Head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Xiangtan Municipal Committee of Hunan Province. Both sides exchanged views on supporting Xiangtan City to better leverage strengths of Chang-Zhu-Tan Economic Circle and to promote wider cooperation between China’s inland provinces and ASEAN Member States (AMS) by using the RCEP platform. Mr. Guo Chuanwei, Director of the Trade and Investment Department (TID) of ACC, and Mr. Huang Jianwen, Deputy Head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Xiangtan Municipal Committee, attended the meeting.