On 9 March 2021, Mr. Chen Dehai, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), met in Beijing with Mr. Sun Yebao, Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) of Shandong Provincial People’s Government and Mr. Fan Yuxin, Deputy Mayor of the People’s Government of Dezhou City. The two sides exchanged views on enhancing information exchanges, co-hosting promotionactivities in the fields of economy, trade and people-to-people exchanges, and further deepening the all-around cooperation of Shandong Province and Dezhou City with ASEAN Member States (AMS). Ms. Wang Hongliu,Director of General Affairs and Coordination Division, Mr. Guo Chuanwei, Director of Trade and Investment Division, Mr. Arianto Surojo, Director of Information and Public Relations Division, Ms. Zhou Hui, Deputy Director of Education, Culture and Tourism Division of ACC, and officials from the FAOs of Shandong Province and Dezhou City attended the meeting.