ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) Secretary-General Mr. Chen Dehai led a Chinese media delegation to visit Myanmar, visiting Mizzima Media Office on October 24.

The delegation met with Mizzima Editor in Chief Sot Myint and had a discussion about Myanmar, ASEAN and media coverage in the region.

The objectives of the ACC are several-fold. They include supporting the implementation of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China; and various agreements on trade in goods, services, dispute settlement, investment and other agreements relating to economic cooperation signed under the umbrella of the Framework Agreement.

They also include enhancing two-way trade between ASEAN and China and further cultivate trade partnership in order to jointly promote exports to outside markets and achieve market expansion.