The 20th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit were held in Nanning, Guangxi from September 6th to September 6th, 2006. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the China-ASEAN Expo, and it is also the second year that China has established a comprehensive strategic partnership with ASEAN. It is also the 10 anniversary of the idea of building a closer China-ASEAN community of destiny. China and ASEAN countries stand at a new starting point, talk about opportunities, meet challenges and seek common cooperation to push the China-ASEAN partnership to a higher level.

Over the past 20 years, the China-ASEAN Expo has helped China-ASEAN partnership become increasingly close. China has maintained its position as the largest trading partner of ASEAN for 14 years in a row, and the two sides have been each other's largest trading partner and an important source and destination of investment for three years in a row. On the platform of policy interpretation, industrial docking and information service provided by China-ASEAN Expo, more and more ASEAN enterprises choose to take the express train of bilateral economic and trade cooperation, and a series of landmark projects to jointly build the Belt and Road have been reached.

The aims and objectives stipulated in the Declaration on the Establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are:

1. In the spirit of equality and cooperation, jointly promote economic growth, social progress and cultural development in this region.

2. Follow the principles of justice, state relations and the Charter of the United Nations to promote peace and stability in the region.

3. Promote cooperation and mutual support on economic, social, cultural, technical and scientific issues.

4. Support each other in education, occupation and technology, administrative training and research facilities.

5. Cooperate more effectively in making full use of agriculture and industry, expanding trade, improving traffic and improving people's living standards.

6. Promote the study of Southeast Asian issues.

7. Maintain close and mutually beneficial cooperation with international and regional organizations with similar purposes and objectives, and explore closer ways of cooperation.

Baidu encyclopedia-Association of Southeast Asian Nations