Page 1 - ON BUILDING A HUMAN COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE

WORkING TOGETHER TO BUILD

A 21ST-CENTURY MARITIME SILk ROAD

October 3, 2013

China and the member states of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) are connected both by proximity and kinship.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the China-ASEAN strategic
partnership, and our relationship now stands at a new historic starting
point.
China attaches great importance to Indonesia’s standing and
influence in ASEAN, and wishes to work with Indonesia and the other
ASEAN countries to see that we are good neighbors, friends, and
partners, united through ups and downs, together in security and danger,
and as one through thick and thin. Joining hands, we can build a closer
China-ASEAN community with a shared future to bring more benefits
to both parties and to all people of the region.
To this end, we need to work hard on the following areas.
First, we need commitment to building trust and neighborly ties.
Between people the foundation of a relationship is trust; between
states this is no different. China is committed to a relationship with the
ASEAN countries based on sincerity and friendship, through which
mutual political and strategic trust can consistently be strengthened.
There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all development model, nor
is there some cast-iron development path that is impervious to change.
The people of China and of the ASEAN countries have been open to
change and innovation, have brought an enterprising spirit to the pursuit
of progress, and have explored and pioneered development paths that
are consistent with the trends of our time and fit their own national
conditions, creating vast possibilities for their economic and social

Part of the speech “Working Together to Build a China-ASEAN Community with
a Shared Future” at the People’s Representative Council of Indonesia.

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