Chinese and U.S. companies signed deals on 34 cooperation projects worth 253.5 billion U.S. dollars in two signing ceremonies during President Trump's
ongoing visit to the country, according to an MOC statement.
"The rich business deliverables include trade and two-way investment projects on both goods and services, ranging over the Belt and Road Initiative, energy,
petrochemical, environment protection, culture Cheap Grant Hill Jersey , pharmaceutical, infrastructure and smart city," the ministry said.
"The rich outcomes for commercial cooperation are consistent with the principle of two-way reciprocity and balance in general," it said.
For the United States, it can increase export to China, stimulate domestic industries and create employment, while importing technology Cheap Christian Laettner Jersey , equipment and products from the United States can help China's industries move up the global value chain, the statement
said.
The outcomes indicated the enormous potential and broad prospects for Sino-U.S. cooperation, which "enjoys extensive support from Chinese and American
industries and the people," the ministry said.
Trump arrived in Beijing Wednesday for a three-day state visit, accompanied by a trade delegation consisting of 28 CEOs of U.S. companies.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (5th L) and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries pose for group photos before
the 20th China-ASEAN (10+1) leaders' meeting in Manila, the Philippines, Nov.
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MANILA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- China proposes the formulation of a vision for strategic partnership between China and the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) toward the year 2030 to upgrade cooperation, Chinese Premier Li
Keqiang said Monday.
Chairing the 20th China-ASEAN (10+1) leaders' meeting in Manila with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Li said the vision will upgrade the
China-ASEAN cooperation framework from 2+7 to 3+X.
The 3+X, using the letter X in math to represent the unknown, means China-ASEAN will touch many fields while focusing on three pillars -- political
security, economy and trade Cheap Mateen Cleaves Jersey , and people-to-people exchange.
The current 2+7 framework emphasizes a two-point political consensus of enhancing strategic trust and promoting economic cooperation and seven
cooperation fields including trade facilitation, interconnectivity, security
exchanges, among others.
Li said China-ASEAN cooperation will have more global substance and build a new exemplar for South-South cooperation.
The Chinese premier said it is a consensus of the ASEAN nations that China-ASEAN relationship is the most vibrant and has the richest contents among
the relationships ASEAN has with its partners. China was the first major country
outside the bloc to endorse the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast
Asia, to form a strategic partnership with ASEAN, and to start free trade area
talks with it.
Li said China has, as always Cheap Dennis Rodman Jersey , given priority to its relations with ASEAN in neighborhood diplomacy and is committed to being ASEAN's good friend and good
neighbor who can work together to tide over difficult times and strive for a
community of shared future with common ideals, prosperity and responsibility.
On Monday, he proposed the alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative with the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 to deepen China-ASEAN cooperation in such
areas as trade, finance, infrastructure, rules and regulations, and personnel.
Li said China and ASEAN should conduct closer high-level exchanges Cheap Terry Mills Jersey , strengthen policy dialogue, deepen political security cooperation to advance mutual understanding and trust.
He urged all ASEAN nations to ratify the upgraded China-ASEAN free trade area (FTA) agreement as soon as possible so as to bring benefits to both sides at an
early date.
Advances should be made in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations, implementation of key international industrial capacity
cooperation projects, financial cooperation between China and ASEAN, he added.
On people-to-people exchanges, Li said China will provide government scholarships to more than 20,000 ASEAN students in the next three years. China
will offer training courses to 3 Cheap Joe Dumars Jersey ,000 candidates from ASEAN in 2018 and boost cooperation in capacity building in such areas as finance, agriculture, science and technology,
culture, public administration and transportation.
Li said China agrees to designate the year of 2018 as the China-ASEAN Year of Innovation and will, in the coming five years, invite 500 young ASEAN scientists
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Li also said China has also proposed the leaders' meeting to announce the start of consultations on the text of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South
China Sea.
Citing government sources, Philippine local television network ABS-CBN reported late Monday that ASEAN leaders have also agreed to begin negotiating
the text.
ASEAN leaders said the positive response shows that the South China Sea situation is stabilizing and there is a consensus between China and ASEAN to
safeguard regional peace and stability.
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