On 31 October 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China shared the Indicative List of Commemorative Activities for the 2026 ASEAN-China Year on the Fifth Anniversary of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, as follows:
I. Political and Security Cooperation
1. Exchange of congratulatory messages on the fifth anniversary of ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the ASEAN Secretary General and the Chinese Foreign Minister.
2. A reception in Jakarta in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
3. A reception in Beijing in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership & the 35th anniversary of ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations
4. Publication of a special report titled The Indispensability of ASEAN-China Relations: Retrospect and Outlook
5. The Jakarta Forum on celebrating the fifth anniversary of ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
6. Issuance of a commemorative envelope marking the fifth anniversary of ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
II. Economic and Trade Cooperation
7. The 23rd China-ASEAN Expo; The China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit
8. The China-ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
9. The China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Forum 2026
10. Release of China-ASEAN Plan of Action on a Closer Partnership in Science and Technology and Innovation for the Future (2026-2030)
11. Launching ceremony of ASEAN Smart and Sustainable Urbanization Project
12. Forum on China-ASEAN Technology Transfer and Collaborative Innovation 2026
13. Activities related with Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) promoting capacity, technology and innovation
14. ASEAN-China Startup Summit 2026
III. Social, Cultural and People-to-people Exchanges
15. A cultural event: Five Year Together, Sharing the Future
16. Reunion of China-ASEAN Young Leaders Scholarship recipients
17. A group visit by ASEAN media and internet influencers to China
18. The China-ASEAN Week 2026
19. The Fifth Leaders’ Meeting of China-ASEAN People-to-People Friendship Organizations.
20. The China-ASEAN Media Cooperation Forum
21. The China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week 2026
22. The China-ASEAN Young Leaders Exchange Festival
23. The Acceleration Week for China-ASEAN Youth Development Programs
24. The China-ASEAN Media Week
25. A Study Visit by Disaster Management Practitioners from ASEAN to China
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China
