Li Keqiang vows China-ASEAN "diamond decade"

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NANNING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday China will work Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to build a community of "common destiny" to share peace and prosperity,

Li made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 10th China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

"We had the capabilities to create a "golden decade" in the past, we also have the power to create a "diamond decade" in the future," said the premier.

China and the ASEAN should work together to cope with risks and challenges and strive to maintain stable economic operation and healthy development, which are the common interests of all parties, said Li.

"China's good-neighborly policy toward the ASEAN is absolutely not a matter of expediency, but a long-term strategic option of China," said Li.

China is the largest trading partner of the ASEAN, while the ASEAN ranks as China's third-largest trading partner.

This year's expo attracted more than 2,300 companies from China and the ASEAN, consolidating its place as an important platform to promote bilateral trade and relationships between China and the ASEAN.

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