Level of Representation of ASEAN Countries to the 2013 CAEXPO

(as of 30 August 2013)

Country Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Singapore Philippines Thailand Vietnam

Level of Participation Minister of Industry and Primary Resources Prime Minister Minister of Trade Prime Minister Minister for International Trade and Industry Vice President Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of Trade and Industry Prime Minister Prime Minister

Remarks Confirmed Confirmed Confirmed Confirmed Confirmed Confirmed Confirmed Confirmed Confirmed Confirmed

CHINA ASEAN EXPOSITION (CAEXPO) 2013 3 to 6 September 2013 CAEXPO, co-sponsored by China and ASEAN, is an international event held annually since 2004 with the objective of promoting the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA). It is considered as a good platform for cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, tourism, and deepened friendship between ASEAN and China. The Initiation of China-ASEAN Expo 1 At the 7th China-ASEAN Summit on 8 October 2003, Premier Wen Jiabao of the People's Republic of China proposed that a ChinaASEAN Expo be held annually in Nanning, Guangxi, China from the year 2004 onwards. His initiative was welcomed by the ASEAN leaders and was written into the Chairman's Statement released after the Summit. The Chinese Premier also suggested that a China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit be held simultaneously with the China-ASEAN Expo. The 1st China-ASEAN Expo and the 1st China-ASEAN Business and investment Summit were successfully held in Nanning, China in November, 2004. Year Date Country of Honor Government Chinese Leader official who attended from the Country of Honor President U Thein H.E. Xi Jinping, Sein Standing Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of Communist Party of China & Chinese Vice President ASEAN Officials/Leaders

2012

9th CAEXPO (20-25 September 2012)

Myanmar

1. H.E. Thongsing Thammavong, Prime Minister of Lao PDR 2. H.E. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Vietnam 3. H.E. Muhyiddin

Overview, About CAEXPO, Official Website of the China-ASEAN Expo, http://eng.caexpo.org/ab_caexpo/t20060817_73326.html

Year

Date

Country of Honor

Government official who attended from the Country of Honor

Chinese Leader

ASEAN Officials/Leaders

4.

5.

2011

8th CAEXPO (21 October 2011)

Malaysia

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak

H.E. Wen Jiabao, Chinese Premier

1.

2.

3.

4.

Mohamad Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia H.E. Kittiratt NaRanong, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and H.E. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce of Cambodia H.E. Tin Aung Myint Oo, Vice President of Malaysia H.E. Somsavat, Deputy Prime Minister of Lao PDR H.E. Kittirat Naranong, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand H.E. Nguyen

Year

Date

Country of Honor

Government official who attended from the Country of Honor

Chinese Leader

ASEAN Officials/Leaders

5.

6.

2010

7th CAEXPO (20-24 October 2010)

Indonesia

Vice President Boediono

H.E. Jia Qinglin, 1. Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative 2. Conference

2009

6th CAEXPO (18-23 October 2009)

Lao PDR

Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh

H.E. Li Keqiang, Standing Member of the Central Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and Vice Premier of the State Council of China

1.

2.

Xuan Phuc, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam H.E. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General of ASEAN Secretariat and Ministers or officials of ASEAN countries H.E. Asang LAOLY, Vice Prime Minister of Lao PDR H.E. Truong Vinh Trong, Vice Prime Minister of Vietnam H.E. Prospero C. Nograles, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines H.E. Thiha Thura

Year

Date

Country of Honor

Government official who attended from the Country of Honor

Chinese Leader

ASEAN Officials/Leaders

3.

2008

5th CAEXPO (October 22-25, 2008)

Cambodia

Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen

1. H.E. Wang Qishan, Vice Premier of the State Council of China, 2. Madam Gu Xiulian, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress (NPC) of China, 3. H.E. Li Zhaozhuo, Vice Chairman of the National

1.

2.

3.

4.

Tin Aung Myint Oo, Secretary 1 of the State Peace & Development Council of Myanmar and H.E. Nguyen Sinh Hung, First Vice Prime Minister of Viet Nam H.E. Hor Namhong, Vice Prime Minister of Cambodia H.E. Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Prime Minister of Myanmar H.E. Bounnhang VORACHITH, Vice President of Lao PDR H.E. Prospero Nograles, Speaker of the House of

Year

Date

Country of Honor

Government official who attended from the Country of Honor

Chinese Leader

ASEAN Officials/Leaders

Committee of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference(CPP CC),

5.

6.

7.

8.

2007

4th CAEXPO (October 28 31,

Brunei Darussalam

Crown Prince of Brunei Al-

H.E. Zeng Peiyan, Vice Premier of the State

1.

Representatives of the Philippines H.E. Hoang Trung Hai, Vice Prime Minister of Viet Nam Her Royal Highness Hajah Masna, Princess of Brunei Darussalam H.E. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General of the ASEAN H.E. Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, SecretaryGeneral of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) H.E. Samdech Hun Sen, Prime

Year

Date

Country of Honor

2007)

Government Chinese Leader official who attended from the Country of Honor Muhatadee Billah Council of China

ASEAN Officials/Leaders

2.

3.

4.

5.

2006

3rd CAEXPO ( October 31 November 3, 2006)

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H.E. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of China

1.

2.

Minister of Cambodia H.E. Bouasone Buouphavanh, Prime Minister of Laos H.E. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Viet Nam H.E. Ong Keng Yong, Secretary General of the ASEAN Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Commerce/Trade of China and the 10 ASEAN countries, etc. H.E. Madame Gloria MacapagalArroyo, President of the Philippines His Majesty Sultan Haji

Year

Date

Country of Honor

Government official who attended from the Country of Honor

Chinese Leader

ASEAN Officials/Leaders

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei, H.E. Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia H.E. Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia H.E. Bouasone Buouphavanh, Prime Minister of Laos H.E. Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia H.E. Lt-Gen Soe Win, the late

Year

Date

Country of Honor

Government official who attended from the Country of Honor

Chinese Leader

ASEAN Officials/Leaders

2005

2nd CAEXPO ( October 19 21, 2005)

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Prime Minister of Myanmar 8. H.E. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore 9. H.E. Surayud Chulanont, Prime Minister of Thailand 10. H.E. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Viet Nam 11. Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ministers of Commerce/Trade of China and the 10 ASEAN countries and Secretary General of the ASEAN, etc. H.E. Zeng Qinghong, 1. H.E. Samdech Standing Member of the Hun Sen, Prime Central Committee of the Minister of Communist Party of Cambodia

Year

Date

Country of Honor

Government official who attended from the Country of Honor

Chinese Leader

ASEAN Officials/Leaders

China and Vice President of China

2004

1st CAEXPO ( November 3 6, 2004)

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H.E. Madam Wu Yi, Vice Premier of the State Council of China

2. H.E. Lt-Gen Soe Win, the late Prime Minister of Myanmar 3. H.E. Choummaly Saygnasone, the then Vice President of Laos 4. H.E. Somkid Jatusripitak, the First Prime Minister of Thailand 5. H.E. Nguyen Tan Dung, the then Standing Vice Prime Minister of Viet Nam, and ministers of commerce/trade of China and the 10 ASEAN countries, etc. 1. H.E. Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia 2. H.E. Boungnang

Year

Date

Country of Honor

Government official who attended from the Country of Honor

Chinese Leader

ASEAN Officials/Leaders

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Vorachith, Vice Premier of Laos H.E. Lt-Gen Soe Win, the late Prime Minister of Myanmar H.E. Phinij Jarusombat, Vice Prime Minister of Thailand H.E. Pham Gia Khiem, Vice Prime Minister of Viet Nam Ministers of Commerce/Trade of China and the 10 ASEAN countries, and Secretary General of the ASEAN, etc.

Source: http://eng.caexpo.org/

*The CAEXPO Country of Honor

The Country of Honor mechanism was introduced during the 4th CAEXPO in 2007. For each CAEXPO, an ASEAN country acts as the CAEXPO Country of Honor, whose state leader is invited to the event with his/her delegation, to ensure that each CAEXPO will have the attendance of ASEAN state leaders, thus to maintain CAEXPOs influence in political and diplomatic arenas. Source: http://us2.mofcom.gov.cn/article/chinafair/200903/20090306091024.shtml