From September 3-4, Annual Forum of China-ASEAN University Think Tank: 2017 Symposium of China-ASEAN Regional Development has been held grandly in CARI. This meeting is sponsored by China-ASEAN University Think-Tank Network Secretariat, Council of the Silk Road Think Tank Association (SRTA) and Guangxi University, and it is organized by China-ASEAN Collaborative InnovationCenter for Regional Development and China Center for Contemporary World Studies, International Department of Central Committee of CPC. Zheng Xinli, Permanent Vice-Chairman of China Center for International Economic Exchanges andFormer Deputy Director ofCentral Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, also the Chief Director-General of Guangxi Research Institute for Innovation and Development, Yu Hongjun,Member of Committee of Foreign Affairs, National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative,Vice-President of Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament & Former Chinese Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Zhao Deming, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee & Head of the United Front Work Department of CPC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee, Li Kang, Vice-Chairman of CPPCC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee & Chief Director-General of China-ASEAN Collaborative Innovation Center for Regional Development, Liu Zhengdong, Vice-Chairman of CPPCC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee;Secretary of CPC Committee of Guangxi University, Choltis Dhirathiti, Executive Director of ASEAN University Network(AUN), Xu Ningning, Executive President of China-ASEAN Business Council, Jin Xin, Director-General of China Center for Contemporary World Studies, International Department of Central Committee of Communist Party of China, Qin Jingde, Deputy Secretary, Higher Education Work Committee of CPC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee and more than 60 scholars and representatives from universities and Think-tanks home and abroad have all come to this meeting. Guo Yezhou, Vice-Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has made a written remarks for the opening ceremony. Choltis Dhirathiti, Executive Director of ASEAN University Network(AUN), Yu Hongjun,Member of Committee of Foreign Affairs, National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative,Vice-President of Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament & Former Chinese Ambassador to Uzbekistan, and Li Kang, Vice-Chairman of CPPCC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee, and Vithit Powattanasuk Director of Information and Public Relations Division, ASEAN-China Center, have given remarks respectively. At the end of the opening remark ceremony, Zhao Deming has given a speech representing the Committee of CPC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee and the People's Government of the Autonomous Region.  

Zhao Deming said in his speech that the development of China and ASEAN relations can hardly do without the think tanks. Think tanks should serve to enterprises, to deepen cooperation, hand in hand to continuously promote China-ASEAN friendly cooperative relations to a new and higher level. Meanwhile， Mr Zhao had earnest hope for the think tanks with his great expectation on growth of the Network，he wants to make the network as a world-class platform as possible and playing the role of a think tank in promoting open cooperation of Guangxi and ASEAN, and offering a better service to the initiative of“Co-build the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road”.

Jin Xin, representing Guo Yezhou

 

Choltis Dhirathiti

 

Yu Hongjun

 

Li Kang

 

Vithit Powattanasuk

 

Zhao Deming

 

Zheng Xinli

 

group photo