China-ASEAN cooperation sees remarkable progress: vice premier

China-ASEAN cooperation sees remarkable progress: vice premier [Photo:world.people.com.cn]

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli says China and ASEAN have achieved substantial collaboration results in various areas, including trade and finance.He made the remarks at the opening of the 14th China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi.Zhang says in the past few years, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members have been strengthening connectivity in policy, infrastructure, trade, finance, and people-to-people exchanges.China has been ASEAN's biggest trading partner for eight years, while ASEAN has been China's third largest trading partner for six years.