China-Asean trade ties remain resilient despite Covid-19 pandemic

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JAKARTA: The trade relationship between China and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) countries remains resilient despite the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, Chinese Ambassador to Asean Deng Xijun said on Saturday (May 30).Citing data from China's General Administration of Customs, the diplomat said that there is a 6.1-per cent growth of China-Asean trade in goods in the first quarter of 2020 with a value exceeding US$140 billion.Asean became China's largest trading partner for ...