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China-ASEAN think-tanks discuss co-op strategies

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Source: CCTV.com | 10-22-2008 09:35

One day before the Expo, think-tanks from China and ASEAN countries gathered to discuss the challenges the countries face, and the role that the expo can play.

Over 40 think tank experts from China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations joined a forum.
Over 40 think tank experts from China and the Association 
of Southeast Asian Nations joined a forum
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Over 40 think tank experts from China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations joined a forum, the first session among its plan to be held annually during the China-ASEAN Expo period.

The two-day forum, which concluded on Tuesday, covered topics such as strategic trends in East Asia, the region's economic development and country's relationships. But the current global financial turmoil made an unavoidable topic at the forum. Participants say southeast Asia should work shoulder by shoulder in dealing with the crisis like they did in the Asia Financial Crisis a decade ago.

The organizer says there have been quite a few multilateral frameworks and regional institutions within eastern Asia. It's important to integrate these efforts and put agreed subjects into real measures.

When talking about the upcoming China-ASEAN Expo, experts say that programs during the expo time severs multiple functions.

 

Editor:Zhang Ning