Xi's ASEAN speech praised by officials
President Xi Jinping on Friday addressed the opening ceremony of the 17th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit via video link.
The annual expo, and the business and investment summit between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations began in Nanning, capital city of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
His speech was well received by officials and experts from all walks of life. The following are some quotes from them.
Xu Ningning, executive president of the China-ASEAN Business Council
President Xi Jinping's speech in this year's China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit marked the first-time ever in the expo's history. Xi's speech addressed the significance of China-ASEAN cooperation. His four proposals pointed out a direction for the future China-ASEAN cooperation and offered important guidance to a closer, more stable and more mutually beneficial China-ASEAN relation.
- Xi says China ready to work with Central Asian countries to safeguard international justice, oppose hegemonism, power politics
- Xi says there are no winners in tariff wars and trade wars, unilateralism and protectionism harm all
- Xi says China ready to work with all parties to play constructive role in restoring peace, stability in the Middle East
- Xi says China opposes any actions that infringe upon sovereignty, security, territorial integrity of other countries, deems military conflict no solution
- Xi says China deeply worried as Israel's military operation against Iran has caused sudden escalation of tensions in the Mideast
- Xi says all related parties should work to de-escalate Mideast tension as soon as possible, avoid further escalation
