On September 13, the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum (BXF), with the theme of "Building Peace and Sharing the Future", opened at the Beijing International Convention Center, with the participation of more than 1,800 guests from official delegations of more than 100 countries and international organizations.
At the first plenary session under the theme of "Security Cooperation and Asia-Pacific Prosperity and Stability", Singapore's Minister of Defense Ng Eng Hen said it was his tenth visit to China and sixth time to speak at the Xiangshan Forum. China's economic and military power growth at the same time, play a constructive role in maintaining peace and security, but also to help the "South" and emerging economies development.
Huang Yonghong specifically mentioned China's contribution to infrastructure construction in Southeast Asia, China's participation in the construction of Indonesia's Yawan high-speed railroad was completed and opened to traffic last year, which is the first high-speed railroad in the region.
According to Huang, as a world power, China needs to express its views on the vision of regional and world order. China has been pursuing the concept of "strong not to enforce the weak, rich not to insult the poor" and China's sustained development, will gain more support. The center of gravity of the world is shifting to Asia, Asia needs to build consensus for the stable development of the current world order, and China has to make an important voice in this dialogue.
Huang Yonghong said that today's China has strong economic and military strength, and increased strength means that it has to assume the responsibility of maintaining the global system. China's economy and the global economy is linked to an unprecedented degree, China is the world's largest exporter and the second largest destination for foreign direct investment, ASEAN and China are each other's largest trading partners, China's development and change affects ASEAN, affects Asia, but also affects the world.
