Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji left Beijing Sunday for Brunei to attend
the 5th leaders' meeting between the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
("10+3") and the leaders' meeting between ASEAN and China ("10+1").
Zhu will also pay an official visit to Indonesia.
Zhu is making the tour at the invitation of Brunei Sultan Haji
Hassanal Bolkiah and Indonesian President Megawati
Soekarnoputri.
During the leaders meetings, Zhu will also attend the informal
meeting between leaders of China, Japan and ROK.
Among those who saw Zhu and his party off were Vice Premier Qian
Qichen and diplomatic envoys of the two countries.
(Xinhua News Agency
November 5, 2001)