The ongoing "Global Mayors Dialogue - Nanning" brings together leaders from China and ASEAN countries to explore ways to strengthen the China-ASEAN community. The event includes a visit to the China-ASEAN Information Harbor, a key platform for promoting digital cooperation and connectivity between China and ASEAN member states.

The China-ASEAN Information Harbor, a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative, has been operating for nearly a decade.

The project leverages Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region's unique geographical advantages, as it's China's only provincial region bordering ASEAN member states by both land and sea, situating at the intersection of South China, Southwest China and the ASEAN economic community.

China places great importance on the construction of the China-ASEAN Information Harbor, which has been included in several national strategic plans, including the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025). Over the past years, the project has made significant strides in strengthening digital infrastructure, fostering technological collaboration, and expanding information sharing between China and ASEAN member states.

It has not only injected new impetus into economic and trade cooperation between China and ASEAN member states but also bolstered China's high-level opening-up and the advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Let's take a closer look at the development journey and remarkable achievements of the China-ASEAN Information Harbor.