Closer ties with ASEAN expected

Nation to push industrial capacity cooperation with regional partners

China and ASEAN member countries expressed support on Tuesday for closer economic and trade cooperation in a wide range of sectors, ranging from traditional industrial capacity to high-tech innovation.

Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli said at the opening ceremony of the 14th China-ASEAN Expo that the country is ready to synergize the strategies to speed up regional economic integration, in order to inject impetus into global economic growth.