Bilateral trade between ASEAN and the People's Republic of China has shown a significant increase. The People's Republic of China continues to be ASEAN's largest trading partner since 2009 while ASEAN became the largest partner for China for the first time in 2020. Permanent Secretary for Economy at the Ministry of Finance and Economy highlighted the matter while co-chairing the 11th Joint Council Meeting of the ASEAN-China Centre, ACC.

Doctor Hajah May Fa'ezah binti Haji Ahmad Ariffin said since the establishment of FTA, bilateral trade between ASEAN and China has doubled from $235.5 billion in 2010 to $516.9 billion in 2020. The meeting held via video conferencing was co-chaired by Her Excellency Ms. Jiang Qin, Charge d'Affaires ad Interim, Mission of the People's Republic of China to ASEAN. The Meeting endorsed the Annual Report of 2021; the Work Programme of 2022; and the proposed budget of operational expenditure of 2022. Attending the meeting virtually were Council Directors for the ASEAN Member States and the People's Republic of China; and the Secretary General of the ACC, His Excellency Mr. Chen Dehai.

Source: Radio Television Brunei