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Nanning, China, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mayors, representatives and experts from China and ASEAN countries gathered in Nanning, the capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, to discuss urban openness and cooperation during the dialogue that opened on Thursday. .
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Hosted by the Information Office of the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with the theme “Building a China-ASEAN Friendship Community: Openness and Urban Cooperation”, the “Global Mayors Dialogue-Nanning” event attracted attendees from ASEAN countries such as Cambodia. Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
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During the event, participants held discussions and exchanges on topics including urban openness and economic cooperation, cultural interactions and integration, and experiments in urban governance.
“Economic and trade cooperation between China and ASEAN has become increasingly close, with bilateral trade rising from more than 600 billion US dollars in 2019 to nearly 1 trillion dollars in 2024,” said Nong Shengwen, party chief in Nanning.
“The two sides have achieved deep integration in their industrial, supply and value chains,” Nong added.
“We recognize that friendship is the most valuable aspect of peace and security in a society that will work together to achieve stability, prosperity and sustainable development by encouraging openness and cooperation between cities,” said Atsavanthong Siphandon, Governor of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. , in the event.
Source: Information Office of the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
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