# Fourth Forum on China-ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Successfully Held in Nanning, Drawing Over 700 Delegates

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- Published: 2026-09-20T12:20:00+07:00
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NANNING, CHINA – [Media OutReach Newswire](https://www.media-outreach.com/) – 20
September 2026 – On September 16, as an international science and technology exchange
platform included in the list of cooperation initiatives for the series of leaders’
meetings on East Asia cooperation, the Fourth Forum on China-ASEAN Artificial Intelligence
Cooperation was successfully held in Nanning, Guangxi. With the theme of “AI for
Industries, Digitalization for Shared Future”, this forum was co-hosted by the China-
ASEAN Technology Transfer Center, the China-ASEAN Innovation Cooperation Center 
for Artificial Intelligence, the Department of Science and Technology of Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the Guangxi Institute of Industrial Technology. More
than 700 government representatives, research scholars, tech entrepreneurs, and 
venture capital representatives from China and ASEAN countries gathered on site,
focusing on three major directions, namely embodied intelligence, AI finance, and
data circulation, discussing collaborative technological innovation, jointly pursuing
industrial digital transformation, and comprehensively deepening pragmatic cooperation
between China and ASEAN in the field of artificial intelligence.

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 _Fourth Forum on China-ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Successfully Held
in Nanning, Drawing Over 700 Delegates_

 Coinciding with the historic milestone of the Pinglu Canal being completed and 
navigable, a canal opens up a physical trade corridor between China and ASEAN, opening
a new chapter of digital economy collaboration. “Goods Flow Across Rivers and Seas,
Digital Intelligence Connects ASEAN” has become the most distinctive symbol of the
era at this forum. The forum closely follows the differentiated development path
of “R&D in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou + Integration in Guangxi + Application
in ASEAN”, solving problems through technological breakthroughs, gathering momentum
through industry-finance linkage, and promoting effectiveness through scenario implementation,
to deepen and solidify China-ASEAN AI cooperation.

 **Technology empowers the opening, creating a new paradigm of human-machine collaboration**

 The forum kicked off with Guangxi’s classic ethnic song “Folk Songs like the Spring
River”, where human dancers, dancing robots, accompaniment robots, and a digital
crowd performing the folk song collaborated across disciplines to perform group 
collaborations. Relying on millisecond-level cluster scheduling technology, ethnic
culture and embodied intelligence were deeply integrated to create an immersive 
technological audiovisual feast. This forum innovatively adopted a three-party collaborative
hosting model of “human host + digital human avatar + intelligent robot”. Yang Yanqing,
Professor of ShanghaiTech University, coordinated with her digital human avatar 
and AGIBOT Lingxi X2 to jointly host the forum, empowering the forum scene through
technology, which became a major highlight of the event.

 Dr. Padapxay SAYAKHOT, Director-General, Institute of Information and Communication
Technology, Ministry of Technology and Communications, Lao PDR, Sun Ruijun, Director-
General, China-ASEAN Technology Transfer Center, Secretary of the Party Leadership
Group and Director-General, Department of Science and Technology of Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region, Secretary of the Party Committee, Guangxi Institute of Industrial
Technology, delivered speeches in succession. Both sides stated that they will use
this forum as a link to deepen the connection of scientific research and innovation,
the implementation of industrial scenarios, and the coordination of policies and
mechanisms, gather synergy for digital and intelligent development, and serve the
building of a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future.

 **Industry authorities gather, anchoring regional AI development directions**

 The speakers at the forum combined international breadth and professional depth,
bringing together industry experts, academic and cutting-edge research forces, industrial
technology, and cross-border implementation capabilities from ASEAN countries, forming
a core high ground for intellectual exchange and gathering top intellectuals for
China-ASEAN AI innovation and development.

 Industry experts from ASEAN countries: Dr. Wasan Pattara-atikom, Vice President,
National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand; Li Haizhou, Fellow
of the Academy of Engineering, Singapore (SAEng), Dean of the School of Artificial
Intelligence, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; YAP Hwa Jen, Professor
of Universiti Malaya, Managing Director of the UPUM Sdn. Bhd.;

 Academic and cutting-edge research forces: Yang Chao, Professor of Peking University,
Founder and Chief Scientist of Beijing 1011 Technology Co., Ltd.; Cui Peng, Professor
of Tsinghua University and Chief Scientist of Stable AI (Xiong’an) Technology Co.,
Ltd.; Wang Shisong, Professor of Guangzhou University, Co-founder of Abelian (a 
quantum-resistant blockchain infrastructure);

 Industry technology and cross-border implementation forces: Li Nan, Founder, Chairman,
and CEO of Maimai Technology Group; Yao Yuan, Vice President of the Middle East 
Asia-Pacific Region Division, AGIBOT Innovation (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.;
Lyu Jun, Chief Scientist of Shanghai Noematrix Technology Co., Ltd.; Liu Liqi, General
Manager of Data Strategy Department, X Square Robot Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

 The guests focused on three major directions, namely embodied intelligence, AI 
finance, and data circulation, exploring feasible paths for technological breakthroughs,
ecosystem co-construction, and joint innovation. They covered the key stages of 
artificial intelligence from source research and development and technology transfer
to industrial implementation and cross-border cooperation, achieving a two-way dialogue
between cutting-edge academic theories and practical industry needs, and providing
diverse perspectives and action ideas to bridge the regional digital divide and 
unlock the inclusive value of AI.

 **Five achievements released, strengthening the solid foundation for digital intelligence
cooperation**

 At the forum, five scientific and technological innovation achievements were released
together, constructing an AI innovation supply system oriented toward ASEAN from
multiple dimensions including technology products, platform carriers, talent systems,
and decision-making support.

 1. The China-ASEAN Cross-Border Industrial Large Language Model: It covers multilingual
capabilities and industry knowledge graph for ASEAN, integrates six major agents
to collaboratively analyze business scenarios, and serves as a professional intelligent
partner for Chinese enterprises to expand into the ASEAN market.

 2. Achievements in AI Talent Development for ASEAN: Relying on the Guangxi Academy
of Artificial Intelligence, a talent training model of “a dual-mentor system, dual-
integrated teaching, dual training tracks, and an integrated master-doctoral program”
has been created, achieving an international education pattern of enrolling at one
university, earning credits from multiple universities, gaining practical experience
in multiple countries, and strengthening talent support for cross-border AI cooperation.

 3. “Guikerong” Sci-Tech Finance Digital-Intelligent Foundation Platform: Developed
under the guidance of the Department of Science and Technology of Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region, it uses data-driven technology credit evaluation to open the 
value transformation chain of “technology, industry, and finance”, supporting the
innovative development of technology-based enterprises.

 4. Lao-Language Large Language Model (LLM) for the Energy and Power Sector: China’s
first AI overseas project in the power industry, implemented on Electricite du Laos,
exploring a new model of “Retaining Computing Power in Guangxi, Exporting Services
Globally” for compliant token going global, providing a practical example for cross-
border services in the energy sector.

 5. “2026 China-ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Study Report”:
A panoramic overview of regional industrial policy environment, market scale, and
application patterns, analyzing core industry development trends, and providing 
decision-making references for China-ASEAN AI industry cooperation.

 **Exhibition and negotiation are working together to build a pragmatic platform
for exchange and cooperation**

 The forum adheres to the principles of “promoting research through exhibitions,
cooperation through meetings, and implementation through business matchmaking”, 
simultaneously hosting the Special Session on AI: Bank-Enterprise Matchmaking and
the Industry Supply-Demand Matchmaking and Technology Achievement Exhibition, achieving
precise coordination between exhibition displays and business negotiations, and 
building a cross-border cooperation ecosystem deeply integrating industry, academia,
research, and application.

 The Technology Achievement Exhibition showcased high-tech products such as the 
General Embodied Intelligent Robot, Fingertip 3D Force Sensors, Integrated Land-
Sea-Air Inspection Equipment, Smart Wall-Climbing Industrial Robot, and AI + Embodied
Intelligence Teaching and Experiment Platform, covering key tracks like humanoid
robots, industrial intelligent equipment, and education and training, demonstrating
the innovative strength of domestic AI technology adaptation to ASEAN scenarios.

 The venue also set up an immersive AI experience zone, where interactive projects
such as coffee-making robots, agile robotic arms, AI customized cultural products,
and unmanned retail attracted attendees to stop and experience the vivid effects
of AI empowering people’s services up close, highlighting the development philosophy
of technology for good and digital intelligence benefiting the people.

 **Focusing on collaborative win-win cooperation to jointly build a new pattern 
of regional development**

 As an international platform for scientific and technological exchange aimed at
ASEAN, the Forum on China-ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Cooperation has been held
consecutively for four sessions, bringing together more than 4,300 guests from China,
foreign government, industry, academia, and research, facilitating the connection
of over a hundred industrial projects, and becoming an important platform for the
exchange of ideas, interconnection of technologies, and mutual industrial support
between China and ASEAN in the field of artificial intelligence.

 Looking to the future, China and ASEAN will continue to deepen cross-border joint
innovation, promote the orderly flow of AI innovation elements, cultivate a vibrant
and inclusive regional digital innovation ecosystem, facilitate digital intelligence
benefiting regional industrial upgrading and livelihood development, and jointly
build a new mutually beneficial and win-win pattern of China-ASEAN digital economy.

 This forum was supported by the Ministry of Technology and Communications of Laos
and the ASEAN Secretariat, and co-hosted by Guangzhou University, Guangxi Beibu 
Gulf Bank, Guangxi Academy of Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Academy of Guangxi.

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