NAY PYI TAW, Nov. 13 -- China on Thursday offered loans worth over 20 billion U.S. dollars to support Southeast Asia's connectivity construction.

The offer, including a preferential loan worth 10 billion dollars for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members and a 10-billion-dollar special loan set up by China Development Bank for the regional infrastructure development, was made by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the 9th East Asia Summit here.