Li urges enhanced trilateral cooperation

Summit hailed as significant step in advancing ties

Premier Li Qiang called on Tuesday for further deepening strategic alignment and expanding regional opening-up among China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council, in order to address new challenges and fully unleash the potential of open development.

Addressing the inaugural ASEAN-GCC-China Summit, Li urged the three parties to build the related regions into a large shared market where resources, technologies and talent flow more efficiently, and trade and investment enjoy greater freedom and convenience.

The summit, themed "Synergising Economic Opportunities Towards Shared Prosperity", was hosted by Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur as part of its 2025 ASEAN chairmanship.