The Seminar of ASEAN-China Academies on Governance and Public Administration and Think Tanks was held in Nanning, Guangxi on November 3. Xie Chuntao, Executive Vice-President of the China National Academy of Governance, met with the delegates, attended the opening ceremony, and delivered a keynote speech. Wei Tao, Governor of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, met with the delegates. Sun Dawei, Chairman of the CPPCC Guangxi Committee, attended the opening ceremony and delivered remarks. Li Wentang, Vice-President of the China National Academy of Governance, attended the seminar and delivered closing remarks. Wang Xinfu, Member of the Standing Committee, Head of Organization Department, CPC Guangxi Committee and President of the Guangxi Institute of Public Administration chaired both the opening and closing ceremonies.

At the seminar, ten delegates delivered speeches on the theme of “National Governance and Asian Civilizations”, sharing the concepts and practices of respective countries in promoting the modernization of governance systems and governance capacity within the context of Asian civilizational traditions. These delegates included Muhammad Taufiq, Head of National Institute of Public Administration of the Republic of Indonesia (NIPA); Doan Minh Huan, Member of the CPV Central Committee, Standing Vice President of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Vietnam; Yu Hongjun, Former Vice-Minister, International Department, CPC Central Committee, and Former Vice-President, Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament; Clarita Reyes Carlos, Executive Director, StratSearch Foundation, Inc.; Choong Chee Keong, Vice President and Senior Professor, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia; Soly Vannpok, Vice-President, Royal School of Administration, Cambodia; Khambay Malasing, Member of Party Standing Committee of the National Academy of Politics and Public Administration(NAPPA) and Dean of Scientific Socialism Faculty of NAPPA, Laos; Kyaw Soe, Rector, Civil Service Academy (Upper Myanmar), Union Civil Service Board, Myanmar; Christopher Pragasam, Director of International Affairs, Public Service Division, Singapore, and Executive Director, CSC International, Civil Service College, Singapore; Kovit Puang-ngam, Member of the Executive Board and Director of the Office of Civic Engagement and Political Inclusion, King Prajadhipok’s Institute, Thailand. The delegates also held in-depth discussions in four panels on National Governance and Asian Societies, Digital-Intelligent Era and the Improvement of National Governance Effectiveness, Regional Open Cooperation and Sustainable Development, and Global Governance, Regional Governance and the Asian Way. Delegates agreed that the seminar is an important step in implementing the outcomes of ASEAN-China Summit, advancing the development of the cooperation network among ASEAN-China academies on governance and public administration and think tanks, and deepening communication and training cooperation between China and ASEAN countries in governance and public administration. It provides broad intellectual consensus and strong academic support for building an even closer ASEAN-China community with a shared future.

The seminar brought together officials from relevant central and state agencies, representatives from departments of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, experts and scholars from the Party Schools (Academies of Governance), think tanks, research institutions, and universities, as well as some 100 distinguished delegates from ASEAN countries, including political leaders, government officials, and representatives from academies on governance and public administration, think tanks, and research institutes.

The seminar was jointly organized by the China National Academy of Governance and the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and co-organized by the Guangxi Institute of Public Administration, Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences, Guangxi University, Guangxi Minzu University, Guangxi Normal University, Guangxi University of Finance and Economics, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Information Center.