China, ASEAN to study new areas of cooperation for free-trade deal – Premier Li

BEIJING, Oct 26 (Reuters) – China and ASEAN countries will study new areas of cooperation, including the digital economy and green economy, to be included in their free trade deal, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday, according to the official Xinhua agency.

China and ASEAN countries need to harness their geographical proximity and industrial complementarity to pursue regional economic integration at a higher level, Xinhua quoted Li as saying at the 24th ASEAN-China Summit.

(Reporting by Stella Qiu and Ryan Woo
Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)

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