China’s Li Says Nation to Boost Trade Cooperation With Asean

Li Keqiang in Phnom Penh on Nov. 11.Photographer: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images
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China and Southeast Asian countries will step up cooperation in trade, industrialization, the digital economy, energy transition and modern agriculture, according to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

China calls for the strengthening of macroeconomic policy coordination among countries as the Covid pandemic’s shock lingers and global economic recovery remains sluggish, Li said in a speech at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Phnom Penh on Friday, according to a report by the official Xinhua News Agency.