Nation to assist in SE Asian upgrade

Vice-premier says China has key role to play in investment and trade ties

China is willing to help drive industrial upgrading in Southeast Asian nations in the form of direct investment, projects, technological cooperation, and imports and exports of equipment, Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli said on Sunday.

"China, with its advantages in capital, technology, engineering and management for infrastructure construction, will help ASEAN countries to elevate their industrialization based on demand in different countries," Zhang said at the opening ceremony of the 13th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.