We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China, gathered at the 24th ASEAN-China Summit on 26 October 2021;

Recalling the important documents that lay the groundwork and chart the course for cooperation on environmental protection and sustainable development between the two sides, including the ASEAN-China Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity signed in October 2003, the ASEAN-China Leaders’ Joint Statement on Sustainable Development issued in October 2010, the ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership Vision 2030 adopted in November 2018, and the Plan of Action to Implement the Joint Declaration on ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity (2021–2025) adopted in November 2020;

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