China pledge closer ties with its Southeast Asia neighbours in ASEAN summit

Record ID: 937354

  • Title: China pledge closer ties with its Southeast Asia neighbours in ASEAN summit
  • Date: 13th November 2017
  • Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (NOVEMBER 13, 2017) (HOST BROADCASTER POOL) MEETING IN PROGRESS (FROM FAR LEFT) SINGAPOREAN PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG, BRUNEI SULTAN HASSALNA BOLKIAH, CAMBODIA PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN, INDONESIAN PRESIDENT JOKO WIDODO AND LAOS PRIME MINISTER THOUNGLOUN SISOULITH SEATED PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT DUTERTE SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE PREMIER LI KEQIANG, SAYING: "Among ASEAN dialogue partners China-ASEAN relations are the most dynamic and the most substantive." LEADERS LISTENING TO LI'S SPEECH (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE PREMIER, LI KEQIANG, SAYING: "The friendly relations in Southeast Asia is a consensus of all parties. We are also the first to establish a strategic partnership with ASEAN, and the first to launch FTA (Free-trade agreement) negotiations with the organisation. China always sees ASEAN as a priority in our diplomacy. We are committed to working with ASEAN, to be good neighbours even in the most difficult times." MEETING IN PROGRESS
  • Embargoed: 27th November 2017 09:41
  • Keywords: China ASEAN summit Southeast Asia Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meeting
  • Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00177B5G7B
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told the 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday (November 13) that China will remain "good neighbours" and a "priority" on its diplomacy.
    Li made the comment during a regional meeting with the ASEAN heads of state where they were expected talk about the issue on the South China Sea and the Framework on the Code of Conduct (CoC).
    Almost all of the South China Sea, one of the world's busiest waterways, is claimed by China. Taiwan and four ASEAN nations - Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Brunei - have competing claims.
    Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has grown closer to China since he took office last year, has been reconciliatory to Beijing and has soften his stance on the issue. A draft statement, which will be submitted after the regional meeting, said Southeast Asian nations will not take a relative calm in the dispute over the South China Sea for granted.
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