林玉輝秘書長，

東盟各國常駐代表，

各位使節，

各位來賓，

女士們，先生們：

Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary General of ASEAN, 

Permanent Representatives to ASEAN,

Members of the diplomatic corps, 

Distinguished guests, 

Ladies and Gentlemen,

很高興到訪東盟秘書處。剛才我一進入秘書處庭院，就看到東盟國家的旗幟迎風飄揚，立即感受到了東盟的團結與活力。東盟秘書處作為東盟常設機構，為推動東盟共同體建設和東盟對外交流合作發揮了重要作用。我謹代表中國政府，向東盟秘書處各位同事，各位使節，來自智庫和媒體的朋友，以及所有關心支持中國－東盟友好合作的人士致以誠摯的問候和良好的祝愿！

It gives me great pleasure to visit the ASEAN Secretariat. The first thing I saw upon entering the Secretariat court was the billowing national flags of the ASEAN member states. For me that is a powerful symbol of the unity and vibrancy of ASEAN as an organization. As ASEAN's permanent institution, the Secretariat has played an important role in promoting ASEAN community building and ASEAN's exchange and cooperation with the rest of the world. Let me extend, on behalf of the Chinese government, warm greetings and best wishes to all colleagues of the Secretariat, to the diplomatic envoys, to friends from the think tanks and media, and to all those who have cared for and supported the friendship and cooperation between China and ASEAN.

東盟是世界上最成功的區域合作組織之一，去年剛剛慶祝了“金禧年”。半個世紀以來，東盟國家銳意進取，團結協作，成功將飽受戰亂和貧窮之苦的東南亞轉變為和平、穩定、發展的綠洲，建成亞洲第一個次區域共同體，形成以東盟為中心的區域合作架構，使東盟成為維護地區和平穩定、促進區域一體化和世界多極化的重要力量。東盟的發展壯大體現了十國的團結、韌性、活力和力量。我對東盟的非凡成就感到欽佩，對東盟的光明前景充滿信心！

Celebrating its golden jubilee last year, ASEAN has been one of the most successful organizations of regional cooperation. With united and pioneering efforts over the past half a century, ASEAN countries have lifted Southeast Asia from the woes of conflict and poverty, and turned the sub-region into a land of peace, stability and development. You have established the first sub-regional community in Asia. You succeeded in setting up an ASEAN-led regional cooperation architecture and making ASEAN an important player in upholding regional peace and stability, advancing regional integration and promoting world multi-polarity. ASEAN's progress is a testament to the unity, resilience, vitality and strength of its ten members. I admire the extraordinary achievements ASEAN has made and I am fully confident that ASEAN enjoys an even brighter future.

中國和東盟山水相連，是好鄰居、好朋友、好伙伴。中國－東盟合作的重要性已超越雙邊范疇，日益成為維護地區和平穩定、促進區域共同繁榮的支撐和引擎。中國始終把東盟作為周邊外交優先方向，堅定發展同東盟的友好合作，支持東盟共同體建設，支持東盟在區域合作中的中心地位，支持東盟在構建開放包容的地區架構中發揮更大作用。今年是中國－東盟建立戰略伙伴關系15周年。15年來，我們講信修睦、安危與共，攜手應對國際金融危機，成功抗擊重大自然災害，維護了地區和平、發展與繁榮。我們聚焦民生、深化合作，共建“一帶一路”，深化人文交流，造福了地區國家和人民。

Linked by mountains and rivers, China and ASEAN are good neighbors, good friends and good partners. Our cooperation has gone far beyond the bilateral scope and has become an important force for promoting peace, stability and common prosperity in our region. Taking ASEAN as a high priority in its neighborhood diplomacy, China has been committed to growing friendship and cooperation with ASEAN, and supported ASEAN community building and ASEAN centrality in regional cooperation. China supports ASEAN in playing an even bigger role in developing an open and inclusive regional architecture. 

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the China-ASEAN strategic partnership. In the past 15 years, we have nurtured good-neighborly relations and built mutual trust. We stood side by side during challenging times, such as the global financial crisis and major natural disasters, and made tireless efforts to promote regional peace and common prosperity. By deepening cooperation with a people-centered approach, we have worked together to develop the Belt and Road Initiative and enhance people-to-people exchange, delivering real benefits to the countries and peoples in the region. 

各位來賓，

Distinguished guests,

今年是中國改革開放40周年，也是東盟第二個50年的起步之年。在改革開放和東盟一體化進程中，中國和東盟國家共同成長，攜手走上發展與繁榮之路。上個月，習近平主席在博鰲亞洲論壇2018年年會上發表主旨演講，提出共創未來新主張，宣布擴大開放新舉措。中國的發展將為世界帶來新的更大機遇，東盟國家作為近鄰可謂近水樓臺，將更早更多地從中受益。中國歡迎東盟國家搭乘中國經濟發展的快車，愿與東盟建設更為緊密的命運共同體，共塑中國－東盟合作新未來。

This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up policy. It is also the start of the next fifty years of ASEAN. In the course of China's reform and opening-up and ASEAN integration, China and ASEAN countries have developed side by side and together embarked on a path of growth and prosperity. In his keynote speech at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference held last month, President Xi Jinping put forward the vision for building a shared future and set out a series of new measures China will take for wider opening-up. China's development will bring greater opportunities to the world, and ASEAN countries as China's close neighbors stand to benefit more and earlier from these opportunities. We welcome ASEAN countries to get on-board the fast train of China's development and wishes to work with ASEAN to build a closer community with a shared future and a better tomorrow for China-ASEAN cooperation. 

中國愿做共同發展的伙伴。中國愿將自身發展融于東亞整體發展之中，與東盟積極落實“3+X合作框架”，加強“一帶一路”倡議與東盟發展戰略的對接，建設瀾滄江－湄公河流域經濟發展帶，提升同東盟東部增長區合作，兼顧區域和次區域發展，增強地區競爭力，提高民眾的獲得感和幸福感。

China is committed to be ASEAN's partner for common development. China will pursue its own development in the broader context of a developing Asia. We will work with ASEAN to fully implement the "3+X" cooperation framework, enhance the synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and ASEAN's development strategies, build the economic belt in the Lancang-Mekong region, and upgrade cooperation with BIMP-EAGA. We will work to advance development at both regional and sub-regional levels to bolster regional competitiveness and deliver a more fulfilling and happy life for our peoples.

中國愿做共建和平的伙伴。中方倡導共同、綜合、合作、可持續的新安全觀，愿與地區國家以國際法和規則為基礎，打造以東盟為中心、開放包容的亞太安全架構。中方愿與東盟國家維護南海積極向好局面，通過友好協商妥處分歧，穩步推進“南海行為準則”磋商，將南海打造成為和平之海、友誼之海、合作之海。

China is committed to be your partner for peace. China advocates a new vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. We are ready to work with countries in the region to build an ASEAN-centered, open and inclusive security architecture in the Asia Pacific on the basis of international law and rules. China will work with ASEAN countries to preserve the positive trend in the South China Sea, properly manage differences through amicable dialogue and steadily advance COC consultations to build the South China Sea into a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation.

中國愿做開放共贏的伙伴。中國和東盟各國都是自由貿易的受益者，維護多邊主義和國際貿易體系符合我們的共同利益。中國愿與東盟共同推動早日達成“區域全面經濟伙伴關系協定”，建設東亞經濟共同體，促進貿易和投資自由化便利化，為世界經濟注入正能量。

China is committed to be your partner for greater openness and win-win progress. Both China and ASEAN countries have benefited from free trade, and it is hence in our common interests to uphold multilateralism and the international trading system. China is ready to work with ASEAN to reach early conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), build toward the East Asia economic community and promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation to inject positive energy into the world economy.

中國愿做開拓創新的伙伴。創新是引領發展的第一動力。今年是中國－東盟創新年，與東盟主題“韌性和創新”高度契合。中方愿與東盟抓住新一輪科技和產業革命帶來的機遇，在創新領域加強發展戰略對接，在東盟推廣“互聯網+”、“大眾創業、萬眾創新”經驗，激發經貿合作新動力，建設創新發展新高地。

China is committed to be your partner for entrepreneurship and innovation. Innovation is the primary engine for development. This year is the China-ASEAN Innovation Year, which dovetails with the ASEAN theme of "Resilience and Innovation". China will work with ASEAN to seize the opportunities in the new round of technological and industrial revolution and synergize our development initiatives in innovation. We are also ready to share the Chinese experience on the Internet Plus model and the massive entrepreneurship and innovation initiative. These efforts will lend fresh impetus to our business cooperation and innovation-driven development.

中國愿做包容互鑒的伙伴。東盟是多民族、多文化和諧共處的榜樣。中方倡導的和平共處五項原則與協商一致、照顧彼此舒適度的“東盟方式”相互呼應。中方將繼續尊重東盟各國的國情和發展道路，與東盟國家加強治國理政、發展理念、社會文化等各方面交流，合力打造“互信、互諒、互利、互助”的中國－東盟合作精神。

China is committed to be your partner in promoting inclusiveness and mutual learning. ASEAN offers a good example of different ethnic groups and cultures living side by side with each other. The Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence China advocates resonates with the ASEAN Way of consensus building and accommodating each other's comfort levels. China will continue to respect the national conditions and development paths of ASEAN countries, and enhance our exchanges in governance, development philosophy, society and culture to jointly foster a spirit of China-ASEAN cooperation characterized by mutual trust, mutual accommodation, mutual benefit and mutual assistance.

各位來賓，

Distinguished guests,

敢于夢想才有希望，樂于分享才有未來。中方愿與東盟聯通夢想，分享機遇，砥礪前行，共同譜寫中國－東盟合作新篇章，向世界奉獻一個嶄新的“亞洲奇跡”！

There is hope when we dare to dream, and there is a future if we care to share. Let us forge ahead by connecting our dreams and sharing opportunities. Together, we can write a new chapter of China-ASEAN cooperation and bring to the world a new Asian miracle.

謝謝。

Thank you.

(Source: fmprc.gov.cn)