Umhlangano okhethekile wongqongqoshe bezangaphandle wokugubha iminyaka engama-30 kwasungulwa ubudlelwano bezingxoxo phakathi kweChina ne-ASEAN ububanjelwe eChongqing mhla ziyisi-7. Ongqongqoshe bezangaphandle baseShayina kanye namazwe angamalungu e-ASEAN babuyekeze impumelelo nolwazi lweminyaka engama-30 yokubambisana kwe-China kanye ne-ASEAN, futhi bagxila emgqeni omkhulu wokulwa nalolu bhubhane kanye nokusimama komnotho. Ubudlelwano be-China ne-ASEAN bunokuxhumana okujulile kanye nokuhwebelana, futhi balwela ukuphusha ubudlelwano bamazwe amabili bube esigabeni esisha sokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi nokuthuthukiswa.
Ukusungulwa kobudlelwano bezingxoxo phakathi kweChina ne-ASEAN kungene "onyakeni wokuma", onokubaluleka okukhethekile kobudlelwano phakathi kwezinhlangothi zombili. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, ukusebenzisana phakathi kwamazwe ase-China kanye ne-ASEAN kuye kwaqina, kusukela ekuvakasheni okusemthethweni kweKhansela loMbuso kanye noNgqongqoshe Wezangaphandle u-Wang Yi emazweni amane aseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia ngoJanuwari kuya ekuhambeleni okugxilile kongqongqoshe bezangaphandle baseSingapore, Malaysia, Indonesia. kanye nePhilippines ukuya eChina kusukela ekupheleni kukaMashi kuya ekuqaleni kuka-April. Ukubanjwa komhlangano okhethekile wongqongqoshe bezangaphandle obungaxhumekile ku-inthanethi ngaphansi kwesimo esinzima samanje sobhubhane yilawa maqembu amabili kukhombise ngokugcwele ukubaluleka okukhulu nokulindelwe yizo zonke izinhlangothi ekuthuthukisweni kobudlelwane phakathi kwe-China ne-ASEAN ngaphansi kwesimo esisha.