08 July 2013 - To mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-ASEAN Strategic Partnership and the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), a documentary team was organized by the provincial government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, under the supervision of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to film a documentary entitled “10th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Strategic Cooperation.”
The documentary team conducted exclusive interviews with ambassadors from the ASEAN embassies in Beijing, with the primary objective of providing the Chinese audience a better understanding of the many achievements attained over a decade of strong relations between ASEAN and China, which has resulted in regional prosperity, increased appreciation of indigenous arts and culture, and enhanced people-to-people contacts among the peoples of ASEAN and China.
Mr. Zhao Bo, Writer and Director for the documentary team, had an exclusive interview with Philippine Ambassador to China Erlinda F. Basilio on July 04 at the Philippine Embassy in Beijing.
During the interview, Ambassador Basilio and Mr. Zhao discussed the current state of economic and trade cooperation between ASEAN and China since the establishment of the China-ASEAN Strategic Partnership ten years ago, achievements gained by the Philippines through the CAEXPO and its role in boosting bilateral trade in goods and services, investment cooperation, expectations on the future development of the CAEXPO, and ways by which economic relations between the Philippines and China could be further strengthened.
Ambassador Basilio concluded the interview by underscoring the wish of President Benigno S. Aquino III to restore relations between the Philippines and China back to its previous excellent state. Ambassador Basilio also noted that the CAEXPO is a platform to further strengthen ties and cooperation between the Philippines and China, which would contribute to both countries achieving their respective development goals and further enhance bilateral relations. END