January 21, 2015

"China and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries are to benefit each otherfrom increased economic cooperation and integration with the creation of the 21st CenturyMaritime Silk Road - one of China's most significant and latest national strategies - a China DailyRoundtable conference on the region's economic development outlook heard on Tuesday.

"Asia today is on the threshold of a momentous era in economic development and advancement,with China having taken the lead in pushing a string of initiatives that are aimed at not only linkingup the whole of Asia, but also giving the continent the impetus it desperately needs to spur growthafter a period of global economic stagnation and uncertainties," Zhou Li, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Asia Pacific, said in his welcoming address at the panel session entitled "China, ASEAN and the New Silk Road - Global Financial Perspectives" as part of the AsianFinancial Forum (AFF) in Hong Kong."

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