Li Qiang also urged regional leaders to avoid bloc confrontation and a new Cold War. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JAKARTA – Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday rode on Indonesia’s first high-speed rail that was financed by a loan from Beijing, after earlier commending how Asean and China had maintained open markets for mutual benefit and cooperation.
“China and Asean see each other’s development as important opportunities, and we have kept markets open to each other,” he said.acknowledging China’s role as Asean’s comprehensive strategic partner. The joint summit gave Asean leaders the opportunity to discuss speeding up negotiations on the code of conduct to govern the waters of the South China Sea with China.
“We both have a relentless pursuit of peace, we both have a strong aspiration for development. We both take real actions to preserve regional stability,” Mr Li said, through an interpreter.
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