China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Mini 2021 ASEAN Tour: Highlights January 18, 2021 Posted by China Briefing Written by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Reading Time: 8 minutes
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
China’s Foreign Minister Visits Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei & Philippines
Covid Vaccines To Pre-Empt Economic Recovery
Numerous bilateral and Belt & Road projects instigated
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has just wrapped up a four-nation mission to Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines, visiting all these ASEAN members last week, and coming on the back of his visits to five African countries the week before. We covered that trip
here. Wang’s visit comes just days before the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden, with Beijing promising help with vaccine distribution, as well as cooperation on infrastructure and trade, to fuel the post-pandemic recovery. Wang’s trip comes three months after his
Wang Yi Holds Talks with Bruneian Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan bin Pehin Yusof and Minister at the Prime Minister s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah and Co-chairs the Second Meeting of China-Brunei Intergovernmental Joint Steering Committee
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On January 14, 2021 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Bruneian Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan bin Pehin Yusof and Minister at the Prime Minister s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah and co-chaired the second meeting of China-Brunei Intergovernmental Joint Steering Committee in Bandar Seri Begawan.
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This supplied photo shows Governor of Al-Ahmadi Sheikh Fawaz Al-Khaled Al-Sabah (third right), Kuwaiti Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Khaled Falah Kh. A. Almutiri (second right), and Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (third left) during an official visit to the State of Kuwait, October 29, 2018.
Celebrating the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations, Vietnam and Kuwait have agreed to increase their cooperation in trade and investment, particularly in the oil and gas sector.
The diplomatic relationship between the State of Kuwait and Vietnam was officially established on January 10, 1976.
According to a statement given by Kuwaiti Consul General Khaled Falah Kh. A. Almutiri, the relationship is growing exponentially, with bilateral trade between the two countries dramatically surging to US$3.5 billion in 2019 from $350 million in 2017.