On July 16, the 2026 China-ASEAN Trade Promotion and Supply Chain Cooperation Mechanism Matchmaking Conference, co-hosted by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the China-ASEAN Center, was held in Guangzhou. Meng Fanli, Deputy Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee and Governor, and Zhang Lizhong, Secretary General of the China-ASEAN Center, attended and delivered speeches. Meng Fanli said that Guangdong and ASEAN countries are close by water and across the sea, giving full play to our province's unique advantages and forming a broad and full pattern of cooperation in various fields such as trade, investment, tourism, and culture. ASEAN has been the number one foreign trade partner in Guangdong for 6 consecutive years. Guangdong is the vanguard, pioneer, and experimental area of China's reform and opening up. It is the province with the largest total economy, the largest population, and the largest number of enterprises and market operators. It is also a very good connection point for people, goods, and capital to participate in domestic and international dual cycles. Zhang Lizhong said that China and ASEAN are good neighbors, good friends, and good partners with a common destiny. Since the two sides established a dialogue relationship for 35 years, it has become one of the most dynamic and fruitful examples of cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region and the world. In the future, the China-ASEAN Center will continue to deepen cooperation with Guangdong in various fields, give full play to Guangdong's advantages in manufacturing, scientific and technological innovation, and openness to the outside world, and make new contributions to the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and ASEAN.

On July 16, the 2026 China-ASEAN Trade Promotion and Supply Chain Cooperation Mechanism Matchmaking Conference, co-hosted by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the China-ASEAN Center, was held in Guangzhou. Meng Fanli, Deputy Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee and Governor, and Zhang Lizhong, Secretary General of the China-ASEAN Center, attended and delivered speeches. Meng Fanli said that Guangdong and ASEAN countries are close by water and across the sea, giving full play to our province's unique advantages and forming a broad and full pattern of cooperation in various fields such as trade, investment, tourism, and culture. ASEAN has been the number one foreign trade partner in Guangdong for 6 consecutive years. Guangdong is the vanguard, pioneer, and experimental area of China's reform and opening up. It is the province with the largest total economy, the largest population, and the largest number of enterprises and market operators. It is also a very good connection point for people, goods, and capital to participate in domestic and international dual cycles. Zhang Lizhong said that China and ASEAN are good neighbors, good friends, and good partners with a common destiny. Since the two sides established a dialogue relationship for 35 years, it has become one of the most dynamic and fruitful examples of cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region and the world. In the future, the China-ASEAN Center will continue to deepen cooperation with Guangdong in various fields, give full play to Guangdong's advantages in manufacturing, scientific and technological innovation, and openness to the outside world, and make new contributions to the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and ASEAN.