Twenty years of friendship

When celebrating the 20th anniversary of their dialogue partnership this year, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reasons to feel proud of the many achievements they have reaped from enhanced cooperation in a broad range of fields.

The China-ASEAN dialogue partnership was built on China's persistent efforts to forge good neighborly relations with its Asian neighbors and the regional perception that China's development was an opportunity rather than a threat.

Twenty years later, the relationship has thrived with win-win cooperation. China is ASEAN's largest trade partner now, while ASEAN is the third largest trade partner of China.