China-ASEAN cooperation: 1991-2011

Editor's note: The Chinese Foreign Ministry has released a paper on China-ASEAN cooperation. Full text below:

Preface

Twenty years ago, then Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen attended the 24th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at the invitation of the ASEAN side, which marked the beginning of China-ASEAN dialogue relations. Over the past 20 years, with the care of leaders of the two sides and the support of people from all walks of life, China and ASEAN have embarked on a path of cooperation based on good neighborliness, friendship and mutual benefit.