The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN-China Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held in Jakarta on 11 April 2016. The annual JCC Meeting, co-chaired by H.E. Tan Hung Seng, Permanent Representative of Singapore to ASEAN and H.E. Xu Bu, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to ASEAN and attended by the Permanent Representatives of ASEAN Member States and Representative of the ASEAN Secretariat, is a key mechanism of ASEAN-China cooperation.
The Meeting discussed the implementation of the activities and projects in a wide range of areas of cooperation under the ASEAN-China Plan of Action (POA) of the period 2011-2015 and agreed to explore ways to further improve the implementation process to enhance the effectiveness and timely implementation of activities and projects. Both sides agreed to further enhance trade ties and further explore cooperation in environment and public health. China expressed its commitment to continue its support for the ASEAN-Community building process particularly in narrowing the development gaps and enhancing regional connectivity.
The Meeting also discussed plans to mark the 25th Anniversary of the ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations in 2016, inter-alia, the ASEAN-China Education Exchange Year 2016 and the ASEAN-China Commemorative Summit scheduled in September 2016 in Vientiane.