ASEAN and China Hold 11th Expo to Enhance Trade
NANNING, 18 September 2014 – The opening ceremony of the 11th China – ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China – ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) was held on 16 September in the City of Nanning, Guangxi Province, China, with the theme “Jointly Build Maritime Silk Road of the 21st Century.”
This year’s opening ceremony was graced by the First-ranked Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, H.E Mr. Zhang Gaoli and Prime Minister H. E Lee Hsien Loong representing Singapore as this year’s Country of Honor. In his keynote speech, H.E. Zhang Gaoli emphasized the cultural heritage that ASEAN and China share.