The 30th Anniversary of CHINA-ASEAN Dialogue Relations

World Affairs Issue 16, 2021

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of CHINAASEAN Dialogue Relations. Over the past 30 years, CHINA-ASEAN relations have come a long way, moving through the first decade of establishing good-neighborliness and mutual trust, and two extraordinary decades of strategic partnership.

CHINA-ASEAN relations have undergone a new round of test after the COVID-19 outbreak. The two sides conducted close cooperation in pandemic prevention and control and the reopening of the economy. The cooperation has provided solid evidence that Southeast Asia is the region with which China has fostered the closest diplomatic relations and conducted the most effective cooperation among its neighboring countries.

On June 7, 2021, Co-chairs’ Statement on the Special ASEAN-CHINA Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Dialogue Relations was released, reviewing the milestones and achievements of ASEAN-CHINA Dialogue Relations over the course of three decades. The two sides also reaffirmed their commitment to further enhancing cooperation.