From 27 to 30 November 2020, the 17th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) was held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) successfully set up a booth at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Centre for the eighth consecutive year.

     ACC booth featured ACC’s major functions and showcased in detail its achievements during the year 2020 in promoting ASEAN-China practical cooperation in trade, investment, education, culture, tourism, information and media through light box photos and English-Chinese bilingual materials including publications and videos. Interactive activities were also conducted via new media platforms such as Wechat and Weibo.

     During the CAEXPO, ACC Secretary-General Chen Dehai, Mr. Djauhari Oratmangun, Ambassador of Indonesia to China with his wife, Mr. Pehin Dato Rahmani, Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam to China with his wife, as well as officials from other AMS embassies, visited ACC booth.

 

     The booth welcomed numerous representatives from various provincial and municipal governments, chambers of commerce, industry associations, and enterprises in the fields of education, culture, tourism, finance, energy, environmental protection, high-tech, machinery, textile, and grain and oil food. The visitors, while learning about ACC’s roles and activities and discussing passionately about the achievements and promising future of ASEAN-China cooperation, expressed willingness in working with ACC and made enquiries about attracting more ASEAN enterprises to invest and start businesses in China, exploring ASEAN markets, and deepening ASEAN-China cooperation in relevant fields.

     The booth also attracted journalists from China and abroad, including AMS media, Xinhua News Agency, China Central Television (CCTV), South China Morning Post, Nanning Evening News. Over one thousand visitors stopped at the booth to see the exhibition, collect materials, listen to introduction, ask for information, and take pictures, creating a warm atmosphere on site.

 

     With the theme of “Building the Belt and Road, Strengthening Digital Economy Cooperation”, the 17th CAEXPO adopted for the first time the “on-site exhibition + online exhibition” mode. The on-site exhibition accommodated up to 5400 booths, including over 800 booths registered by exhibitors from abroad including AMS and countries along the BRI routes. Among the events held simultaneously online and offline during the CAEXPO were the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS), high-level forums, trade and investment promotional events and live-streaming shows through multiple platforms and channels.