Senior Chinese diplomat says China-ASEAN ties driving force for regional development, prosperity

BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi said on Friday that during his visit to Myanmar, he had an in-depth exchange of views with the Myanmar side on developing China-ASEAN relations and the two sides have reached multiple consensus.

Yang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks in a written interview with Xinhua.