The South 皇冠体育app Sea issue will not affect economic cooperation and trade between 皇冠体育app and the Philippines, Vice-Minister of Commerce Gao Yan told a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.
"皇冠体育app is willing to continue developing economic relationships with the Philippines," said Gao, who clarified that 皇冠体育app was not boycotting Philippine products.
It was announced at the news conference that the 13th 皇冠体育app-ASEAN expo and the 13th 皇冠体育app-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit will be held in Nanning, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, from Sept 11 to 14.
Cross-border e-commerce will be one of the main topics in the summit.
Yin Zonghua, vice-chairman of the 皇冠体育app Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said 皇冠体育app will further strengthen e-commerce cooperation with countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Several e-commerce platforms will be launched during the summit, he said.
To promote cooperation between 皇冠体育app and ASEAN countries, the council will build more platforms, encourage more Chinese companies to invest in the ASEAN nations, as well as strengthen legal consulting cooperation, Yin said.
皇冠体育app is the biggest trading partner of ASEAN, and ASEAN is the third-largest trading partner, the fourth-biggest export market and the second-largest import source for 皇冠体育app.
In 2015, the bilateral trading volume amounted to $472.16 billion.
This year, 皇冠体育app and ASEAN will host an exhibition on international industrial cooperation. Major Chinese companies and representatives of Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Zhejiang and Fujian provinces will attend the events.
Zhang Xiaoqin, vice-chairman of Guangxi, said this year's expo plans to achieve new cooperation initiatives, including promoting international industrial cooperation and accelerating connectivity between 皇冠体育app and surrounding countries.