The past three decades have seen China-Asean relations grow closer and stronger despite trials and hardships. At present, joint steps by China and Asean member states to build a community with a shared future are opening a new chapter toward China-Asean common prosperity.
"Since its launch, China-Asean cooperation has always been results-oriented, pioneering and responsive to the trend of the times," Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in an interview with Xinhua earlier this month. "It has become the most successful and vibrant example of regional cooperation."
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