Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre) with Asean foreign ministers in Vientiane, Laos on February 20. Wang attended an emergency meeting with his Asean counterparts to discuss cooperation in containing the Covid-19 outbreak crisis. Photo: EPA-EFE Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre) with Asean foreign ministers in Vientiane, Laos on February 20. Wang attended an emergency meeting with his Asean counterparts to discuss cooperation in containing the Covid-19 outbreak crisis. Photo: EPA-EFE
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre) with Asean foreign ministers in Vientiane, Laos on February 20. Wang attended an emergency meeting with his Asean counterparts to discuss cooperation in containing the Covid-19 outbreak crisis. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre) with Asean foreign ministers in Vientiane, Laos on February 20. Wang attended an emergency meeting with his Asean counterparts to discuss cooperation in containing the Covid-19 outbreak crisis. Photo: EPA-EFE Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre) with Asean foreign ministers in Vientiane, Laos on February 20. Wang attended an emergency meeting with his Asean counterparts to discuss cooperation in containing the Covid-19 outbreak crisis. Photo: EPA-EFE
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre) with Asean foreign ministers in Vientiane, Laos on February 20. Wang attended an emergency meeting with his Asean counterparts to discuss cooperation in containing the Covid-19 outbreak crisis. Photo: EPA-EFE
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