On 13 July 2017, H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) met with Mr. Mao Zhixiong, Assistant Mayor of Chengdu and Deputy Group Leader of Chengdu Municipal Cultural Administrative System Reform and Cultural Industry Development Leading Group. Mr. Lou Min, Deputy Director of the General Office of Chengdu City Government, Mr. Lu Weiliang, Deputy Director of Chengdu Municipal Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and Ms. Huang Ying, Director of General Affairs and Coordination Division of ACC attended the meeting.
Assistant Mayor Mao Zhixiong made a brief introduction of the exchanges Chengdu maintains with foreign countries. He said that Chengdu is actively taking part in the Belt and Road Initiative and committed to expanding cooperation with ASEAN countries in the fields of cultural and art exchanges, cultivation of university students, etc. In this regard, he hoped that Chengdu could get ACC’s support and assistance.
Secretary-General Yang Xiuping briefed on ACC’s efforts in promoting ASEAN-China cooperation in the areas of economic and people-to-people exchanges. She said Chengdu, as an important central city in western China with a rich culture, has great potential to expand cooperation with ASEAN. ACC would like to strengthen communication with Chengdu and actively play a bridging role to facilitate Chengdu to expand practical cooperation with ASEAN.