Proposed in 2013, the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative aims to build trade and infrastructure networks connecting Asia with Europe and Africa on and beyond the ancient Silk Road routes.
According to the statement, both sides also reaffirmed their strong commitment to upholding a rules-based, open, transparent, non-discriminatory, and inclusive multilateral trading system as embodied in the World Trade Organization, and standing firm against growing protectionist and anti-globalization sentiments.
They will also leverage on the opportunities brought by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and expand cooperation in areas including innovation, smart city development, digital economy, digital supply chain and work force, artificial intelligence, big data, internet of things (IOT), information and communication technologies, e-commerce and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
People-to-people connectivity and policy dialogues will also be strengthened, it said. In the statement, both sides also reaffirmed the commitment to concluding the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations within this year.
Established in 1967, ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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