On 26 November 2020, the 4th China-ASEAN Information Harbor Forum was held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The forum was co-hosted by the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Development and Reform Commission of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China and the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A total number of 200 people attended the forum, including representatives from the Chinese government and diplomatic missions of the ASEAN Member States (AMS), business executives, experts and scholars. Mr. Guo Chuanwei, Director of Trade and Investment Division of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), attended the event.

Mr. Qin Rupei, Member of Standing Committee of the CPC Guangxi Committee, Executive Vice Chairman of the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, delivered a welcome speech on behalf of the co-hosts. He said that thanks to the China-ASEAN Information Harbor and other platforms, digital economy in Guangxi is developing rapidly and has broad prospects. Guangxi is willing to share new opportunities for digital economy development with AMS and jointly explore new prospect for common development.

Ministerial officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics of Indonesia, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Lao PDR, the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia of Malaysia, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Myanmar, the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore, the Ministry of Information and Communications of Viet Nam, delivered video speeches. Business executives, experts and scholars of digital economy in China and the AMS delivered keynote speeches, sharing successful experience and looking forward to the future of digital technology.

 

With the theme of “Digital Technology Connects ASEAN, Intelligence Creates the Future”, the forum consists of the keynote conference and seven sub-sessions. The White Paper on the Construction of China-ASEAN Information Harbor and Digital Guangxi was released during the forum.