July 14, 2023

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi repeatedly mentioned keywords such as "cooperation", "peace and stability", "ASEAN centrality" and "development" in his remarks at ASEAN foreign ministers' meetings and bilateral meetings on Thursday and Friday in Jakarta.

When major-power competition has infiltrated Southeast Asia, China sends a firm and clear message to advocate for regional solidarity and enhanced cooperation, with the hope of offsetting external attempts to stir up trouble and sow discord among regional countries, analysts said.

Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called on ASEAN, together with China, Japan and South Korea, to strengthen cooperation at the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Thursday.

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