09/08/2026
On 8 August 2026, H.E. Wang Qing, Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN, attended the 59th ASEAN Day Ceremony & ASEAN Food Festival at the ASEAN Secretariat. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Republic of the Philippines, the rotating President chair of ASEAN, delivered a video speech while ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn and Foreign Minister Sugiono of Indonesia attended the event and made their respective remarks.
Chinese Mission to ASEAN joined the Permanent Missions of ASEAN Member States and Missions of ASEAN's dialogue partners and set its booth at the Food Festival. With a decoration of distinctive Chinese elements of exquisite food carvings, doll pandas and Chinese garden miniatures, a running short video marking the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the China-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership at the background, the China booth treated the guests with a variety of delicacies, including mooncakes, durian puffs and honey-glazed shrimp balls, a mix of traditional Chinese cuisine and Southeast Asian flavors.
Secretary-General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn along with diplomatic envoys and other guests, enjoyed the Chinese food and their experience of Chinese culture, and shared conversations with Ambassador Wang Qing on China-ASEAN cultural connectivity, mutual learning and people-to-people exchanges.