Li: Scope of trilateral ties 'boundless'

China, ASEAN, GCC called on to make new breakthroughs in common growth

Premier Li Qiang returned to Beijing on Wednesday after attending a trilateral summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, among China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council, in efforts to expand economic engagement and bolster resilience amid global trade volatility.

Speaking on Tuesday evening at the opening of the ASEAN-GCC-China Economic Forum, also held in Kuala Lumpur, Li described the future of trilateral cooperation as "boundless like the oceans".

He emphasized that by pooling their strengths, China, ASEAN and the GCC could unlock greater development potential, foster more dynamic ecosystems of innovation and drive more efficient economic growth.