BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Commemorative Summit marking the 15th anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations will be convened on Oct. 30 in China's southern city of Nanning.

    The following is a chronology of ASEAN plus China summits since1997.

    Dec. 16, 1997 -- China attended the first ASEAN+1 summit in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. At the meeting, the then Chinese President Jiang Zemin delivered a speech entitled "Establish Good-neighborly Partnership of Mutual Trust Oriented to the 21st Century." After the summit, the two sides issued the Joint Declaration of the People's Republic of China and ASEAN Summit, establishing guidelines for their relationship and common policies of good-neighborly partnership of mutual trust oriented to the 21st century.

    Dec. 16, 1998 -- The then Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao attended the second ASEAN+1 summit in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. Leaders of the two sides agreed to maintain friendly exchanges between China and ASEAN countries in various fields, at different levels and through various channels within an all-around dialogue cooperation framework. They also reached consensus on appropriately dealing with differences to boost their partnership.

    Nov. 28, 1999 -- The then Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji attended the third ASEAN+1 summit in Manila, capital of the Philippines. Heoffered China's advice on strengthening the good-neighborly partnership of mutual trust with ASEAN in the 21st Century. The ASEAN countries praised China's achievements in its development, and spoke highly of its support and assistance to them in the Asian financial crisis.

    Nov. 25, 2000 -- The fourth ASEAN+1 summit was held in Singapore. At the meeting, the then Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji spoke highly of the relationship between China and ASEAN, and offered advice on cooperation between the two sides in politics, human resource development, the construction of infrastructure projects on the Mekong River, advanced technology, agriculture, trade and investment.

    Nov. 6, 2001 -- The then Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji attended the fifth ASEAN+1 summit in Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei. The two sides agreed on the establishment of the China-ASEAN free trade zone over the following 10 years, and senior officials were authorized to begin negotiations on relevant agreements as soon as possible.

    Nov. 4, 2002 -- At the sixth ASEAN+1 summit in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, the then Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and ASEAN leaders signed the Framework Agreement on China-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Cooperation, deciding to establish the China-ASEAN free trade zone by 2010.

    Oct. 8, 2003 -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attended the seventhASEAN+1 summit in the Indonesian resort island of Bali. During the summit, ASEAN and China agreed to establish "a strategic partnership for peace and prosperity."

    Nov. 29, 2004 -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attended the EighthASEAN+1summit in Vientiane, Laos. At the summit, Premier Wen delivered a speech on the appraisal of China-ASEAN cooperation, China's policy toward ASEAN countries, principles for cooperation and proposals for further cooperation.

    During the meeting, the leaders issued a plan of action to implement the joint declaration on ASEAN-China strategic partnership for peace and security.

    Dec. 12, 2005 -- At the Ninth ASEAN+1 summit in Kuala Lumpur, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao put forward five initiatives to ensure more vigorous and fruitful growth of relations between China and ASEAN, including forging stronger bonds of friendship, putting in place a planned framework for relations, and vigorously promoting personnel exchanges.