关于中国—东盟合作你未必知晓的“南宁渠道”

□ 文/本刊记者 林涵



关于中国—东盟合作你未必知晓的“南宁渠道”

□ 文/本刊记者 林涵

东经108.3°、北纬22.8°，坐标定位中国的南方绿城——南宁。在中国—东盟合作中，这座城市犹如一个“磁场”，汇聚了越来越多的东盟特色。

“南宁渠道”的形成，与中国—东盟博览会的举办密不可分。图为东博会上参观者对泰国香米纷纷点赞。

在南宁各高校里，不时可以碰到东盟国家留学生，他们在南宁学习、生活，并逐渐爱上这座城市。如今，南宁已成为接收东盟留学生最多的中国城市之一。

在南宁商场街头，越来越多的东南亚餐馆涌现，市民在家门口即可吃到地道的泰国冬阴功汤，菲律宾椰汁饭、马来西亚峇峇娘惹美食……东南亚美食正在丰富这个城市的味蕾。

在南宁举办的东博会上，“东盟国家会有哪些领导人前来参会”，“在会上，国家领导人又达成了哪些共识”，“哪些领域和产业在高层推动下将迎来发展机遇”……这些人们热议的焦点，通过这座城市，将中国—东盟合作的最强音传向世界。

可以说，作为东博会的永久举办地，南宁见证了中国与东盟合作共赢的历程。让中国与东盟的关系用贴近人们生活的方式悄然发展和逐步升华，形成了中国—东盟合作中独有的、不可或缺的“南宁渠道”。

而“南宁渠道”的形成，与中国—东盟博览会的举办密不可分。越来越的人通过东博会，认识了南宁；越来越多的合作，通过“南宁渠道”，收获成果。

相伴相生 相得益彰

“‘南宁渠道’是与中国—东盟博览会相伴而生、相辅相成、相得益彰的，最早由原东盟秘书长王景荣提出。”在接受本刊记者采访时，广西壮族自治区党委党史研究室副主任、研究员黄志勇说道。

黄志勇表示，每届东博会都围绕双方战略合作重点，举办领导人会议、部长级磋商、主题国活动，搭建起了中国与东盟政治外交、经贸促进、人文交流的全方位合作平台，形成了中国—东盟全方位合作的“南宁渠道”。

自2004年首届中国—东盟博览会在中国南宁举办至今，东博会不仅为中国与东盟实现经贸互利双赢提供了重要平台，而且还及时反映了中国—东盟自贸区的建设进程，反映企业和市场的内在要求，引导中国—东盟自贸区朝着务实、健康的方向发展。

12年来，中国—东盟博览会的主题都围绕双方的合作热点而展开。黄志勇说，从第1届的“共注合作之水”到第12届的“21世纪海上丝绸之路——共创海洋合作美好蓝图”，始终突出一个“合”字，这个“合”字，体现的是中国与东盟10国的合作、合力；始终追求一个“共”字，体现的是中国与东盟10国的共办、共享、共赢。

“通过中国—东盟博览会和‘南宁渠道’，中国与东盟成为一个整体，形成 ‘10+1＞11’的整体形象和综合效果，为中国与东盟的友好合作注入了强大的正能量。”黄志勇说道。正因为这样，“南宁渠道”自原东盟秘书长王景荣提出，就得到中国与东盟各方面的广泛认同。

12年来，在中国—东盟博览会的影响下，其举办地南宁也取得了跨越式发展，经济基础不断雄厚，国际知名度及影响力得到大幅度提升，成为中国与东盟开放合作的示范区、试验区和集聚区，南宁也成为中国与东盟全方位合作重要活动的首选地。《南宁宣言》、《南宁声明》、《南宁共识》等一系列重要文件，都在积极影响着中国—东盟合作进程。

“南宁渠道”逐渐形成，越来越多的中国—东盟间的战略合作经南宁牵线搭桥。

顺应时势 加速升级

2014年，中国—东盟博览会与博鳌亚洲论坛、夏季达沃斯论坛被列为三大国家一类展会，明确每年举办一届，中国领导人按现有规格出席。同时，作为21世纪“海上丝绸之路”建设的现有成熟平台，东博会升级模式已经开启。相伴相生的“南宁渠道”也顺势迈开升级发展步伐。

根据南宁的“十三五”规划，在未来五年时间里，南宁将加强软件和硬件建设，构建面向东盟、联动中国西南及中南、对内对外开放合作的平台，全方位升级“南宁渠道”。

面对新形势新任务新要求，黄志勇认为，必须开拓、搭建、创新新的南宁渠道，不断拓展南宁渠道的领域和空间，不断丰富南宁渠道的内容和内涵，不断壮大南宁渠道的功能和作用。

对此，黄志勇主张，应赋予“南宁渠道”新的内涵和价值，进一步扩大南宁渠道的品牌影响力。“要在‘一带一路’、中国—东盟命运共同体、中国—东盟自贸区升级等大趋势中把握和发挥其全新的作用。”比如，强化“南宁渠道”共建“一带一路”的重要机制和平台；构建“南宁渠道”作为共建中国—东盟命运共同体的有效途径；推进“南宁渠道”对中国—东盟自贸区升级版建设的积极作用。

此外，还要继续服务好中国—东盟博览会、中国—东盟商务与投资峰会等重大国际活动，继续深化以东盟国家和“一带一路”沿线国家为重点的对外交流与合作。对中国—东盟博览会的办会理念、办会机制、办会内容等进行全面升级，创新展会模式，提升其综合服务能力，强化中国—东盟博览会在“南宁渠道”中的主心骨和轴心作用。

除了积极参与、服务推动“一带一路”、“中国—东盟命运共同体”、“中国—东盟自贸区升级版”等，拓宽进行“南宁渠道”硬件建设也非常重要。

“便利的交通网络是‘南宁渠道’形成和发挥作用的基本条件，也是广西积极参与建设‘一带一路’的应有之义。”黄志勇表示。目前，南宁市已经初步构筑了涵盖公路、铁路、航空和水运的立体综合交通网络，还应加大力度把南宁打造成为中国与东盟的综合交通运输枢纽，并推进“南宁渠道”的软渠道建设，形成硬渠道与软渠道的良性互动和相互促进。

东博会举办12年来，“南宁渠道”的影响范围不断扩大，作用更加凸显，中国南宁正在成为面向东盟开放合作的区域性国际城市。随着东博会以及“南宁渠道” 的升级发展，更多的中国—东盟合作奇迹将在南宁这座中国绿城创造，惊艳世人。

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Lift the Veil of “Nanning Channel”Oriented towards China-ASEAN Cooperation

written by Lin Han
translated by Mo Tingting

P eople say that Nanning, the provincial capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China, is the Green City, in a precise geographical position: 22°8′N, 108°3′E.Just like a tremendous magnet, Nanning has brought an increasing number of ASEAN characteristics together here, thanks to the cooperation between ASEAN and China.

Occasionally, you may encounter students from ASEAN nations who are studying in Nanning’s colleges and universities, adapting themselves everything here.As of now, Nanning has already served as one of the cities with the most oversea students from ASEAN nations.

There is a bustling scene around Nanning’s shopping malls and streets, with a growing number of Southeast Asia cuisine restaurants springing up.Citizens can get a taste of authentic and delicious Southeast Asia Cuisines, like Thailand’s Tom Yum Goong, the Philippines’ Coconut Rice, Malaysia’s Peranakan Cuisine, etc., which will excite and satisfy their taste buds.

Topics concerning the CAEXPO annually held in Nanning are being hotly debated: how many leaders of ASEAN nations will attend the CAEXPO; what agreements have been reached on the Meeting; which filed or industry will be the next concern with abundant opportunities and favorable policies, etc.As the loudest voice of China-ASEAN cooperation, all their discussions and focuses are reaching millions of people throughout the world, spreading from Nanning.

Nanning as the permanent home for the CAEXPO has witnessed its development oriented towards China-ASEAN cooperation with mutual benefits.The mutual cooperation has developed and sublimated imperceptibly based on a wide range of contents closer to people’s daily lives, forming a so-called “Nanning Channel” which is unique and indispensable for China-ASEAN cooperation.

The formation of “Nanning Channel” is inseparable from the CAEXPO, through which Nanning is increasingly wellknown while more cooperation can be achieved via the “Nanning Channel”.

Coexist and complement each other

“The concept of ‘Nanning Channel’ and CAEXPO coexist and complement each other” was first put forward by H.E.Ong Keng Yong, the former Secretary-General of ASEAN,” said the Deputy Director and Researcher of Research Office of CPC History of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee Huang Zhiyong in an interview.

Centering on the bilateral strategic cooperative priorities, CAEXPO holds Leaders’ Meeting, Ministerial-level Consultations and activities of CAEXPO Country of Honor annually, serving as a platform for China-ASEAN allround cooperation in areas of political diplomacy, economic & trade promotion and cultural & educational exchanges.Against the backdrop, the “Nanning Channel” oriented towards China-ASEAN all-round cooperation came into being.

Ever since the fi rst CAEXPO took place in 2004 in Nanning, China, not only has CAEXPO served as a crucial platform for mutual economic & trade benefits and win-win cooperation, but also has reflected the construction process of CAFTA, as well as the intrinsic requirements for enterprises and markets in a timely manner, so as to guide CAFTA towards pragmatic and healthy development.

For the past 12 years, CAEXPO’s themes were all centered on hot issues about bilateral cooperation.Huang indicated that the themes have been always highlighting two Chinese characters:“合” (“he”means cooperation and joint efforts in Chinese) and “共” (“gong” means joint-organizer, share and double wins in Chinese), ranging from the 1st CAEXPO, themed with “Water of Cooperation” to the 12th CAEXPO, themed with “Building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Creating a NewBlueprint for Marine Cooperation”.

“Based on both CAEXPO and ‘Nanning Channel’, China and ASEAN are integrated as a whole, which has well formed an integral image and general effect of the inequality ‘10+1>11’, and injected new vigor and vitality into the friendly China-ASEAN cooperation,”said Huang.It was precisely because of this that the concept of “Nanning Channel”was extensively recognized by China and ASEAN as soon as it was proposed by H.E.Ong Keng Yong, the former Secretary-General of ASEAN.

Under the influence of previous CAEXPOs, Nanning has realized greatleap-forward development with a continuously solid economic foundation, lifting its international reputation and infl uence sharply.As a demonstration area, a pilot site and a cluster district for opening up and cooperation of China-ASEAN, Nanning will be preferred to take on a role in holding critical activities oriented towards China-ASEAN comprehensive cooperation.Furthermore, a series of important documents, like Nanning Declaration, Nanning Statement and Nanning Consensus, have exerted positive infl uence on the course of China-ASEAN cooperation.

Thus, more and more China-ASEAN strategic cooperation has been reached by virtue of the “Nanning Channel”.

Speed up upgrading in tune with the times

It was explicitly stipulated that CAEXPO, BFA and the Summer Davos were classifi ed as three national first-class exhibitions in 2014.They will be held annually which Chinese leaders will attend with the existing specification.Simultaneously, serving as an existing and well-developed platform for the construction of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, CAEXPO has initiated its upgrade version, so has the associated “Nanning Channel” in tune with the times.

Based on the 13th Five-Year Plan, the “Nanning Channel” will be upgraded in all directions by enhancing the software and hardware construction, building an opening up and cooperation platform oriented towards ASEAN, linking with South Central China and Southwest China, and aiming for both internal and external markets.

In a new stage, Huang suggested that it is urgent to exploit, build and create a new “Nanning Channel”.To achieve this goal, we should constantly expand its domain and room, enrich its content and connotation, and enlarge its function and impact.

To which Huang advocated that “Nanning Channel” should be bestowed by new connotation and value to further expand its brand infl uence.“We should give full play to its all-new function under the megatrends of the Belt and Road Initiative, ASEANChina Community of Common Destiny and an upgraded version of CAFTA” by consolidating the core mechanism and platform between “Nanning Channel”and the construction of the Belt and Road, making “Nanning Channel” an effective bridge linking ASEAN-China Community of Common Destiny, and exerting positive influence of “Nanning Channel” on an upgraded version of CAFTA.

Besides, “Nanning Channel” should continue to provide good services for those important international events, like CAEXPO and China-ASEAN Business & Investment Summit, deepening external exchanges and cooperation with ASEAN and countries along the Belt and Road.The CAEXPO should continue to be the backbone and pivot of “Nanning Channel” by virtue of overall upgrade on CAEXPO’s concept, mechanism and content, innovation on exhibition model and improvement on comprehensive service capacity.

It is also vital to broadening the hardware construction of “Nanning Channel” apart from active involvement and service promotion in the Belt and Road, ASEANChina Community of Common Destiny and an upgraded version of CAFTA.

“Advantageous transportation network serves as a prerequisite for ‘Nanning Channel’ and it is also viewed as something inherent in the construction of the Belt and Road,” said Huang.At present, a stereoscopic and comprehensive transmodality system in Nanning has been realized preliminarily.Greater efforts should be made to transform Nanning into a comprehensive transportation hub between China and ASEAN and impel the software construction of “Nanning Channel”, so as to achieve positive interaction and mutual promotion between hardware channel and software channel.

The last 12 CAEXPOs have helped “Nanning Channel” extend and highlight its influence.Against the background, Nanning has been a regional international city opening up for and cooperating with ASEAN.Along with the upgrade and development of CAEXPO and “Nanning Channel”, more world-shaking miracles based on China-ASEAN cooperation are expected to be created by Nanning, the Green City of China.