Officials from China and ASEAN members pose for pictures before the opening of a BRI-themed forum hosted by the ASEAN-China Center in Vientiane, Laos, on November 27, 2023. Photo: Wang Qi/GT
Themed “enhancing connectivity and sharing prosperity,” an ASEAN-China forum kicked off in Vientiane, Laos on November 27, highlighting the achievements and prospects of aligning China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC2025).
Hosted by ASEAN-China Center (ACC), the event was held against the backdrop of “Visit Laos Year 2024,” a tourism promotion campaign launched by Vientiane on November 24. Laos will assume the chairmanship of the ASEAN in 2024. The year 2024 also marks China-ASEAN Year of People-to-People Exchanges.
Laotian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith delivers a speech at a forum hosted by the ASEAN-China Center in Vientiane, Laos, on November 27, 2023. Photo: Wang Qi/GT
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