Timeline of China-ASEAN relations

Editor's note: From poverty reduction and railway construction projects to political and trade cooperation, relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have developed rapidly. China Daily looks back at the milestones along the road to regional prosperity as Premier Li Keqiang attends a series of meetings in Kuala Lumpur.

July 1991

Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen attends the 24th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, marking the start of the China-ASEAN dialogue.