Transport Cooperation

By：BPOC Update：2016-05-25

ASEAN and China signed the MOU on Transport Cooperation in November 2004 in Vientiane. The MOU aims to promote cooperation in the areas of medium and long-term cooperation: i) transport infrastructure construction; ii) transport facilitation; iii) maritime safety and security; iv) air transport; v) human resources development; and vi) information exchange. ASEAN and China signed two agreements on transport, namely i) ASEAN-China Maritime Transport Agreement (AC-MTA) signed on 2 November 2007 and ii) ASEAN-China Air Transport Agreement (AC-ATA) signed on 12 November 2010.

At the 14th ASEAN and China Transport Ministers Meeting (ATM+China) held on 5 November 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, the Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to enhance transport connectivity between and among ASEAN Member States and China and urged their senior officials to continue their effort to move forward the priority areas and major projects/activities in railway, highway, civil aviation and waterway transport cooperation in order to facilitate regional trade and investment flows. The Ministers adopted the ASEAN-China Maritime Training and Education Development Strategy and acknowledged the importance of this initiative to improve the quality of human resources for the development of regional and global shipping industry.

Agreement Documents

Memorandum of Understanding between ASEAN and China on Transport Cooperation EN

2007 AGREEMENT ON MARITIME TRANSPORT BETWEEN ASEAN AND CHINA EN

THE FOURTEENTH ASEAN AND CHINA TRANSPORT MINISTERS MEETING (14th ATM+CHINA) JOINT MINISTERIAL STATEMENT EN