Infographic: China remains ASEAN's largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years

China has continued to be the largest trading partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 16 consecutive years, a commerce official said Monday.

Trade between China and the ASEAN reached 597 billion U.S. dollars in the first seven months of this year, up 8.2 percent year on year and accounting for 16.7 percent of China's total foreign trade for the same period, according to Vice Minister of Commerce Yan Dong. As of the end of July, the cumulative two-way investment exceeded 450 billion U.S. dollars, Yan said.

Meanwhile, Chinese companies have been active in contracting infrastructure projects in ASEAN countries, with a cumulative turnover of 480 billion dollars by the end of July.