Core Insights - China is committed to promoting high-level opening-up and expects to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with ASEAN through platforms like the China-ASEAN Expo [1][2] - The 22nd China-ASEAN Expo focuses on digital empowerment and innovation, highlighting the importance of trade and investment cooperation [1] - China's international trade development is characterized by openness, pragmatism, and innovation, with efforts to expand market access and create various trade platforms [1] Trade Relations - From January to July this year, trade between China and ASEAN reached 597 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 8.2%, accounting for 16.7% of China's total foreign trade [2] - The growing political trust and increasingly close economic ties between China and ASEAN demonstrate the resilience and vitality of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area in the global trade system [2] Future Outlook - There is potential for ASEAN to accelerate its role as a hub in global digital services, green energy solutions, healthcare, logistics, and culture by leveraging platforms like the Expo [2] - Future reforms by ASEAN policymakers are anticipated to further facilitate smoother economic exchanges between ASEAN and China [2]