JAKARTA, Jan. 20 -- Ambassador Wang Qing presented his Letter of Credence as the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to ASEAN to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.

Secretary-General Dr. Kao congratulated Ambassador Wang on his appointment and welcomed Ambassador Wang to his new post. Dr. Kao underscored the significance of the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, noting that it is one of ASEAN's most dynamic, substantive and comprehensive partnerships, which has delivered concrete contributions to peace, stability, and prosperity of the two sides and of the wider region. Dr. Kao also expressed his appreciation to China's continued support of ...