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China always advocates, promotes open global economy: spokesperson
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China always advocates and promotes an open global economy, and will accelerate the high-level opening-up and advance high-quality development to provide a sustained impetus for global economic recovery and growth, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia Hun Sen recently said that China's development has benefited Cambodia and countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and that no country can weaken or stop its development.

He stressed that strengthening cooperation can achieve mutually beneficial and win-win results, adding that Cambodia won't "partner" any country to contain and suppress another country.

In response to Hun Sen's remarks, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said it fully reflects the aspirations of countries in the region for peace, cooperation and opposition to coercion and bullying instead of conflict and confrontation, at a regular press briefing.

"It also demonstrates that pushing for decoupling cannot win people's hearts," Mao said.

China always upholds the concept of amity, sincerity and mutual benefits and keeps deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with states in the region, Mao noted.

Since taking effect last year, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has driven the trade volume between China and ASEAN to increase by 15 percent, Mao said, adding that the total amount of agricultural products exported to China that ASEAN countries are most concerned about has increased by 21.3 percent.

(Cover: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning takes questions at a regular press briefing in Beijing, China, March 24, 2023. /Chinese Foreign Ministry)

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