The 7th China - South and Southeast Asia Think Tank Forum held in Kunming
The 7th China - South and Southeast Asia Think Tank Forum was opened in Kunming on June 12. Currently, this forum has become the highest-profile high-end think tank forum with the largest number of participants, the widest range of agenda setting and the most abundant accomplishment among China (Yunnan) and countries from South and Southeast Asia.
With the theme of “Join Hands for a shared Future –Construction of a Community of Shared Future between China-South and Southeast Asia”, this forum demonstrated a common idea as well as important consensus on being actively involved in open world economy theme and practically promoting exchange and cooperation between China and countries from South and Southeast Asia.
More than 200 guests from 19 countries are all not only outstanding representa�ves from important think tank organiza�ons, but also well-known experts who have influence on both basic research and decision-making consul�ng fields of those countries. In addi�on, this forum has a racted think tank experts from Oceania including Australia and New Zealand and Europe including Germany to a end, which showed a dis�nct “interna�onal style”. On this forum, inauguration ceremony of Centre for Pakistan Studies, Chinese (Kunming) Academy of South and Southeast Asian Studies was held. During the ceremony, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu, the consul-general of Pakistan in Chengdu, said that it was a flagship cooperation project which would promote the China-Pakistan economic corridor construction process.
Such key words as “A Community of Shared Future for Mankind”, “Belt and Road”, “Connectivity in 5 aspects” (policy coordination, facilities connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and people-to-people bonds), “Economic Corridor” and “Poverty Elimination” etc. became high-frequency words that were used by scholars and experts from South and Southeast Asia on this think tank forum. The forum focused on 5 key areas, including international sub-regional cooperation and economic corridor construction, people-to-people exchanges and closer people-to-people ties, cooperation between China and Indian Ocean rim region, open development and experience sharing and building Yunnan into a pivot of China’s opening up to South and Southeast Asia. These areas not only involved sub-regional cooperation, economic corridor construction, economic and trade cooperation, cultural exchange and closer people-to people ties, but also covered previously unexplored topics such as mutual opening between China and South and Southeast Asia.
Furthermore, 123 experts made statements on this forum and over 100 research results have been received, almost covering all important fields as well as hot issues of the practical cooperation among China and South and Southeast Asia. Beyond that, the existing problems and necessary assistance in cooperation were pointed out, and the prospect of cooperation and the common goal were discussed on the forum.
On this forum, 10 outstanding achievements were selected and cited for the first time. After the meeting, the sponsor will compile and arrange these achievements reached on the forum as the Overview of the Achievements Reached on Seventh China - South and Southeast
Asia Think Tank Forum (a tentative name), which will be published in public.