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NANNING，Sept.16（Xinhua）－－Amidglobaluncertaintiesandtheriseofprotectionism，ChinaandtheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations（ASEAN）areforgingaheadtodeepentheirintegration.

ThiscommitmentisepitomizedbythefullconclusionoftheChina－ASEANFreeTradeArea3.0upgradenegotiations，whichwasannouncedinMayandisanachievementthatpromisestobolstereconomicties.

Withitsnegotiationslastingmorethantwoyears，theupgradedpactextendstonewareassuchasdigitaleconomy，greendevelopmentandsupplychainconnectivity.

BoostedbythislandmarkupgradeandanAIboom，the22ndChina－ASEANExpo，scheduledtoopenonWednesdayinsouthChina＇sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion，isexpectedtoshowcasenewcooperationmomentumandpotential.Theannualeventhasthisyeardrawnmorethan3，200exhibitorsfrom60countries－－asglobalfirmsflocktotapintotwooftheworld＇smostopenanddynamicmarkets.

Notably，thefive－dayexpofeaturesa10，000－square－meterAIpavilion，apavilionofnewqualityproductiveforces，andanexhibitionareafortheblueeconomy.Inaddition，greenandlow－carbontechnologiesandnewenergyvehiclesarealsoamongthehighlightsofthiseditionoftheexpo.ThesefieldshavesignificantgrowthprospectsintermsofChina－ASEANeconomicandtradecooperation.

Advancedmanufacturinganddigitalinfrastructurearepoisedtofuelthisgrowth.

Inthefieldofdigitalinfrastructure，China＇sinvestmentshaveacceleratedinbothscaleandscope.Theseincludeinvestmentsinthe5Gsector－－whichisakeyenablerofAI，withanumberofChinesetechgiantsparticipatinginrelateddigitalprojects.

Guangxi，asChina＇ssoutherngatewaytoASEAN，isattheforefrontofthisintegration.ItsproximitytoASEANhasmadeitavanguardofcross－bordercooperationprograms.

AI，whichissettotransforminvestmentlandscapes，hasemergedasthelinchpinforfuturecollaboration，asASEANcountriesembracedigitaltransformation，underscoringtheirstrongdesirefordeepeningcooperationwithChinaintheregard.

ChinaandASEANcountriesareseeingrobustmomentuminAIcooperation.InApril2025，GuangxiBeitouITInnovationTechnologyInvestmentGroupCo.，Ltd.partneredwithMYE.G.ServicesBerhad，Malaysia＇sleadingdigitalservicescompany，todevelopanAIinnovationandcooperationcenter－－focusingonareassuchasblockchainapplicationsandrobotics.

Meanwhile，theChina－ASEANArtificialIntelligenceCollaborativeInnovationCenterinNanning，thecapitalofGuangxi，hassignedcontractswith16enterprisesfromASEANcountries，whichwillhelpboostindustrialupgrading.

ChinahasremainedASEAN＇slargesttradingpartnerfor16consecutiveyears，whileASEANhasbeenChina＇slargesttradingpartnerforfivestraightyears.

Asglobaltradecontinuestobeaffectedbyvolatility，China－ASEANcooperationstandsoutasamodelofstability.ByenhancingtradeframeworksandembracingAI，China－ASEANeconomicandtradecooperationissettobecomeevenmoredynamicanddeliverevengreaterwin－winoutcomes.

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