On November 22, 2021, President Xi Jinping and the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) jointly announced the establishment of a China-Asean Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, marking a new milestone in the history of this important relationship.
Guided by the vision of a closer community with a shared future and with sustained efforts to build a peaceful, secure, prosperous, beautiful and amicable region as our common home, China and Asean have jointly nurtured one of the most dynamic, fruitful and substantive dialogue partnerships over the past five years.
These years have witnessed deepened political relations and mutual trust. High-level exchanges between the two sides have remained robust. Xi paid state visits to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia in 2025, drawing new blueprints for China’s relations with Southeast Asian nations.