China looks forward to building consensus, devt and cooperation through AMM and related meetings: FM
China looks forward to building consensus among all parties through the upcoming series of foreign ministers' meetings, with a focus on development and cooperation, and laying the groundwork for this year's East Asia cooperation leaders' meetings, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
The comments were made in response to a media inquiry regarding Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's attendance at the ASEAN Plus Foreign Ministers' Meetings in Malaysia.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday announced that from July 10 to 11, Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Commenting on the current East Asia cooperation, spokesperson Mao Ning said that East Asian cooperation has generally maintained a stable and positive trajectory in recent years.
Regional countries, through mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit, openness, and inclusivity, have supported their own development, advanced regional integration, and brought benefits to the people of the region. However, amid growing global turbulence and the rise of unilateralism and protectionism, East Asian cooperation faces unprecedented challenges, Mao said.
China firmly supports ASEAN's centrality and remains committed to steadily advancing the development of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0, while promoting the building of a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, Mao stated.
China looks forward to working with regional countries to uphold true multilateralism and open regionalism, safeguard free trade and the multilateral trading system, implement the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement with high quality, expand cooperation in emerging industries, and jointly promote the Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness, Mao added.
The spokesperson also called for building an Asian security model of shared security, seeking common ground while shelving differences, and resolving issues through dialogue and consultation, and jointly building a peaceful, safe and secure, prosperous, beautiful, and amicable home.