新华社与广西共建“东盟经济智库”

Core Viewpoint - The signing of a cooperation framework agreement between Xinhua News Agency and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region government aims to establish the "ASEAN Economic Think Tank," enhancing research, international communication, talent training, data cooperation, and network sharing in the context of China-ASEAN relations [1] Group 1: Cooperation Framework - The agreement will leverage the strengths of both parties to enhance think tank research and international dissemination [1] - There will be a focus on talent cultivation and exploring data information cooperation [1] - The initiative aims to establish a complementary and resource-sharing working mechanism [1] Group 2: Economic Context - ASEAN is a priority direction for China's foreign diplomacy and a key area for the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative [1] - The year 2025 marks the 15th anniversary of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the beginning of its 3.0 version [1] - China has maintained its position as ASEAN's largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years, with ASEAN being China's largest trading partner for 5 years [1] Group 3: Trade Statistics - In the first seven months of this year, the total trade value between China and ASEAN reached 4.29 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.4% [1] - This trade accounted for 16.7% of China's total foreign trade [1]