On the morning of November 22 local time, Premier Li Keqiang attended the tenth East Asia Summit (EAS) at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Leaders of the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea (ROK), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, President Barack Obama of the United States, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia, Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations attended the Summit. Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia chaired the Summit.

Li Keqiang said in his speech that the EAS has been established for ten years. It is a decade for East Asian cooperation to flourish, for countries to share the fruits of prosperity and for the EAS to constantly expand its influence. At a new starting point, we should continue adherence to its positioning as a "leaders-led strategic forum", adherence to the ASEAN's leading role, adherence to the "two-wheel drive" of development and security and adherence to a harmonious development of all mechanisms. To continue East Asia's role as an anchor of peace and stability and a source of development vitality of the world, we must cherish the hard-won and sound situation and consolidate the three major pillars of economy, security and humanities to inject new impetus to regional cooperation. Li Keqiang proposed the following views on the future cooperation of the Summit.

First, accelerate regional economic integration and forge East Asia into a pole of stable growth in world economy. China is willing to strengthen docking of development strategies with the ASEAN to jointly establish a closer China-ASEAN community of common destiny and promote the realization of building an East Asia economic community by 2020. All sides should keep carrying forward negotiations on arrangements such as the China-Japan-ROK free trade area and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). China is advancing the construction of the "Belt and Road" and international production capacity cooperation with many countries in East Asia, and proposes that the financial institutions of countries in the region establish an "Association for Asian Financial Cooperation". China remains as an important engine for world economic growth, will implement the 13th Five-Year Plan for economic and social development, and has specified the development target of achieving a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2020, which will provide the East Asian countries and other countries in the world with more opportunities for cooperation.

Second, actively carry out dialogues on political security to discuss establishing security architecture suitable for the region. All sides should intensify communication and exchanges on their development strategies and policies to enhance political mutual trust. China advocates a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept of Asia, supports communication on security concept and architecture under the framework of the EAS, and will hold the fifth Seminar on Security Architecture next year. China supports the Summit in issuing statements on the Global Movement of Moderates and tackling violent extremism, and in issuing outcome documents on topics such as public health security and network affairs. China is willing to join member states of the Summit to hold an earthquake rescue drill and discuss holding a maritime rescue drill, actively join the East Asian countries and especially the developing countries in the region to cope with climate change, support the goal of eliminating malaria in Asia-Pacific by 2030, and continue to support countries along the Mekong River to carry out relevant projects.

Third, strengthen dialogues and communication among Asian civilizations to improve a harmonious coexistence of different civilizations. China supports conducting dialogues among Asian civilizations and will hold the Asian Civilization Dialogue Meeting next year. China proposes to build a network of the dual-track institutions of the EAS and encourages strengthening contacts between the Boao Forum for Asia and the EAS. Countries in the region should also deepen exchanges and cooperation in fields such as education, science, technology, culture, media, think tank and youth.

Li Keqiang pointed out that the East Asian countries are interdependent and have gradually become a community of interests and a community of responsibility. As long as we uphold the spirits of unity, cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, actively expand convergence of interests and effectively control differences, we can keep East Asia cooperation on the track of sound development and better benefit peoples of all countries in the region.

Li Keqiang also expounded on China's principled stance and five initiatives on the South China Sea issue.

The participating leaders fully recognized the Summit's important role in promoting regional integration and advancing regional peace and development over the past decade. They said that East Asia has maintained stability and prosperity over the past ten years. Facing the complicated and ever-changing international and regional situation, the EAS should play a greater role in increasing political mutual trust, deepening economic relations, adopting comprehensive measures to effectively deal with common challenges such as terrorism, climate change, cross-border crimes, cyber security, natural disasters, environmental resources, public health, poverty reduction and development, and strengthening maritime cooperation to promote economic development. Differences should be settled peacefully through dialogues, consultations and constructive ways based on the principles of the international law. They believed that countries concerned are willing to jointly and earnestly implement the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" and promote negotiations on the "codes of conduct in the South China Sea" so as to achieve lasting peace and sustained development in the region.

Prior to the Summit, Li Keqiang and the participating leaders from various countries attended the signing ceremony of the "Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Establishment of the ASEAN Community 2015" and the "Kuala Lumpur Declaration on ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together".