(Remarks of Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian at the Manila Times online forum on the theme "China-Asean Relations: Realizing RCEP's Potential," Sept. 15, 2021.)

IT gives me great pleasure to attend this forum. As one of the longest-running broadsheets in this country, The Manila Times has witnessed the development of the relations between the Philippines and its neighbors over the century and has played a positive role in enhancing communication and exchanges between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), including the Philippines.

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