Secretary-General Chen Dehai Attended the 2018 China-ASEAN Expo Tourism Exhibition and Related Activities
2018-12-11 05:37:22ByChinaASEANCentreACC
中國-東盟博覽(政經(jīng)版) 2018年12期
By China-ASEAN Centre (ACC)
F rom October 25-28, 2018, 2018 China-ASEAN Expo Tourism Exhibition and related activities were successfully held in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Around 800 enterprises from over 50 countries and regions participated in the Exhibition.Mr.Chen Dehai, Secretary-General of China-ASEAN Centre (ACC), attended the activities and delivered remarks.During the Exhibition, ACC hosted the 2ndChina-ASEAN Tourism Festival, China-ASEAN Tourism Forum and other related activities.An ACC booth was set up at the Exhibition to promote the tourism resources of the ASEAN countries.
On October 26, 2018, ACC successfully hosted the 2ndChina-ASEAN Tourism Festival.Secretary-General Chen Dehai said in his remarks that the year 2018 marks the 15thanniversary of China-ASEAN strategic partnership and China-ASEAN Year of Innovation,which provides a great opportunity to deepen the practical cooperation between China and ASEAN counties.The 2ndChina-ASEAN Tourism Festival will further promote the development of ASEAN tourism destinations and strengthen regional cooperation.Meanwhile, it will play a positive role in promoting sustainable development of tourism, enhancing tourism products innovation and service quality.ACC will continue to play the role of one-stop information and activities centre and work with all partners to make greater contributions to China-ASEAN cooperation.
Mr.Thit Linn Ohn, Ambassador of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar said that the China-ASEAN Tourism Festival has achieved development on yearly basis.The business exchanges between ASEAN and Guangxi have significantly increased in recent years.People of both sides not only enjoy the benef i ts of economic prosperity derived from mutually beneficial cooperation, but also play their role in promoting culture, education, health,cultural and people-to-people exchanges.Myanmar is willing to deepen tourism cooperation with China and other ASEAN countries.
On the same day, ACC and China Tourism Academy(CTA) co-hosted China-ASEAN Tourism Forum with the theme of “Technology and Innovation Contributing to Sustainable Tourism Development”.Experts from the tourism industry and representatives of the ASEAN embassies in China shared their experiences and views on promoting China-ASEAN tourism cooperation and promoting sustainable development of tourism.
During his stay in Guilin, Secretary-General Chen Dehai paid a visit to Guilin Tourism University (GTU) where he learned about the teaching facilities and achievements of the University.He also met and had discussions with Ms.Lin Na, Party Secretary of GTU, Mr.Cheng Daopin,President of GTU, other leaders of the University as well as the representatives of ASEAN students.
