China-Asean ties will be closer after virus epidemic, says Wang Yi


Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at the dinner party of the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Coronavirus Disease and the fifth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Feb. 19, 2020. China is confident in winning the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) amid the support of the international community including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Wang Yi here on Wednesday night. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

VIENTIANE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- China is confident in winning the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) amid the support of the international community including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Wednesday night.

Speaking at the dinner party of the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Coronavirus Disease and the fifth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Wang said that under the direct command of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese people are rallying together to counter the COVID-19 epidemic.

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