“Exclusive Interview” Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia: Deepen Interactive Cooperation and Realize Win-Win Development

On November 26, the first dialogue meeting between the Communist Party of China and the political parties of Southeast Asian countries was held. The theme of this dialogue is “Promoting China-ASEAN Cooperation in the New Era: Responsibilities and Responsibilities of Political Parties”. Nearly 40 political parties in Southeast Asian countries, including more than 20 party leaders, 5 speakers and Chinese ambassadors to ASEAN countries, participated in the conference through video connection, and ASEAN ambassadors to China attended the conference.

On the same day, Myanmar’s Ambassador to China Miao Danpei, Thailand’s Ambassador to China Atayut Xisam, State Secretary Ying Guotai of the Cabinet Office of Cambodia, Vice President of the Malaysian Chinese Association, and Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Lin Wanfeng passed the approval Online and offline interviews with our reporter.

　　         Miao Danpei, Myanmar Ambassador to China

　　         Firmly uphold multilateralism and face the epidemic

“There is a very special relationship between China and Myanmar. We have broad consensus on economic, political and cultural exchanges.” Miao Danpei said in an interview with this newspaper. He believed that China and Myanmar are neighbors to each other. The people get along well, especially in Guangxi and Yunnan. The deep friendship and bond between the two peoples has promoted cooperation and development between the two countries, and this cooperation is essential to the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and vaccine research and development.

                Similarly, referring to the solidarity and cooperation between China and ASEAN countries in the face of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Miao Danpei said that from January to March this year, China was facing the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, while there were not many cases in the subregion at that time. Provide material assistance and donate 200 tons of rice to Wuhan. “200 tons of rice is actually insignificant to China, but the message we want to send to China is that we are in the same boat with China.”

               “ASEAN countries cannot stand alone in the face of the new crown epidemic. This is an unprecedented problem we have encountered so far. We need to firmly uphold multilateralism and we need to cheer up to face this difficulty.” Miao Danpei said, this is how China and Myanmar cooperate. The reason is that Myanmar has also received aid from China for the prevention and control of new crown pneumonia, such as masks, protective clothing and gloves. China is in a leading position in the development of new coronary pneumonia vaccines. When we learned that the new crown pneumonia vaccine developed by China will become a global public product, we are very grateful for China’s contribution to the research and development of the new crown pneumonia vaccine.

　　        Thailand Ambassador to China Atayu Xisam

　　        China-ASEAN Expo is an important opportunity for many countries

 “The Political Party Dialogue has a very important role for high-level national leaders, especially policy makers in China and ASEAN countries.” Attayu Xisam said in an interview with reporters that the Political Party Dialogue can help China and ASEAN countries. Mutual understanding and experience sharing between the two parties provide important content references for the formulation of policies and laws and regulations involving both parties, and strengthen the implementation of other aspects, so that you can better understand what is happening in the other country, and thus better To cooperate locally.

               When talking about the changes that the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (hereinafter referred to as RCEP) will bring to bilateral economic and trade cooperation, Atayut Xisam said that signing RCEP can strengthen the regional supply chain and increase The opportunities for global communities to trade have played a very important role in cooperation and the GDP of ASEAN countries. This is a very important factor for strengthening the trade opportunities and economic interests of ASEAN countries. In addition, signing the RCEP can strengthen the quality of Thailand’s products and provide an opportunity for competition and cooperation with other countries. Especially for the business sector, it can make better use of the advantages brought by signing the RCEP and find suitable ways and methods. Improve the business model. “I think that for China and ASEAN countries, it is still necessary to continue to upgrade cooperation, and hope that RCEP can become the cornerstone of the road of cooperation.” Attayu Xisam said.

                Speaking of the role of the China-ASEAN Expo in promoting economic cooperation between China and ASEAN countries, Attayu Xisam said that the China-ASEAN Expo can help the development of cooperation, trade and investment between China and ASEAN countries. It is a very important opportunity for the country. “The China-ASEAN Expo has a direct effect on the Chinese market, narrowing the distance between China and ASEAN countries, and increasing bilateral trade and investment opportunities.”

　　         Ying Guotai, State Secretary of the Cabinet Office of Cambodia

　　         The “dual cycle” strategy is beneficial to ASEAN countries

 “I think the “double cycle” strategy is a good strategy.” Ying Guotai said in an interview with reporters. The “double cycle” is now at the right time, which is good for China and ASEAN countries.

                On May 14 this year, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee proposed for the first time “deepening supply-side structural reforms, giving full play to my country’s super-large market advantages and domestic demand potential, and building a new development pattern in which the domestic and international dual cycles promote each other.” The pattern has been mentioned in many important meetings.

               “Now China is focusing more attention on domestic demand and expanding domestic demand. I think this is a win-win situation for China and ASEAN countries, because ASEAN countries can also benefit from the “double cycle”. Ying Guotai said that the implementation of the “dual cycle” strategy can make the Chinese market more open, export more products from ASEAN countries to the Chinese market, and establish a more complete production chain and production network production network.

              When talking about the “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement” (hereinafter referred to as RCEP) officially signed on November 15, “I think the implementation of RCEP in Cambodia will be very fast.” Ying Guotai told reporters that the signing of RCEP represents multilateralism. The victory of socialism and economic liberalism will strongly support the implementation of RCEP in Cambodia. I believe that RCEP will bring many opportunities to Cambodia.

　　       Lin Wanfeng, Vice President of the Malaysian Chinese Association, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry of the Government

　　       will go hand in hand with China in the post-epidemic era

In an interview with the media, Lin Wanfeng said, “China’s “double-cycle” strategy can enhance the steady development of the domestic demand market and also promote the positive interaction of the international trading system.” Lin Wanfeng told reporters that the “double-cycle” strategy and ASEAN Countries can complement each other. In the post-epidemic era, the “double cycle” strategy has brought more vigorous development opportunities for ASEAN countries.

              When talking about the cooperation between China and ASEAN in the fight against the epidemic, Lin Wanfeng told reporters that the China-ASEAN Expo is a very well-known brand of China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation. This time it can still be held as scheduled despite the occurrence of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. This shows that ASEAN and China are at the forefront of fighting the epidemic and recovering the economy. “The research and development of Chinese vaccines has played a very critical role in the recovery of the entire economy.” In response to the economic recovery in the post-epidemic era, ASEAN countries and China will work together to move forward together. The Malaysian government will also introduce more policies that benefit the people and business, and promote the all-round development of economy and trade.

Source: Huasheng Morning Post