We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China, gathered at the 26th ASEAN-China Summit in Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia, on 6 September 2023;

RECOGNISING that, as close neighbours, ASEAN-China relations have significantly grown and matured in tandem with both sides’ development since the establishment of ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations in 1991;