Cai Dafeng, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, attended and addressed the opening ceremony of the second seminar for parliamentarians from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Beijing on July 28.

He said the seminar, themed strengthening exchanges and cooperation among legislative bodies to build a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, aims to foster consensus, enhance friendship and contribute legislative support to deepening collaboration between China and ASEAN in various fields and building a community with a shared future through mutual learning and understanding.