2014 China - ASEAN E-Commerce Summit Starts New Era for Free Trade

Aug. 28, 2014
From September 16, 2014 to September 17, 2014, 2014 China - ASEAN E-Commerce Summit , co-sponsored by China Electronic Commerce Association, E-Commerce Committee of China Service Trade Association, People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and China-ASEAN Expo Secretariat, will be held in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.

ASEAN is China's good neighbor, good friend and good partner. Since the establishment of China - ASEAN free trade area, bilateral economic and trade relations develop rapidly. In 2013, bilateral trade volume amounted to $ 443.6 billion, 8.1 times than that in 2002, with an average annual growth of 21.8 percent. E-business cooperation is an important component of China's economic and trade cooperation with ASEAN countries. E-commerce industry has broken the traditional market boundaries, broken the national boundaries and has become the most dynamic, creative, and the most widely influcial new industries in economic development. It also bring about dramatic change in production, circulation and consumption industry. While creating more opportunities and much space to grow, it plays an increasingly important role in promoting employment, promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and promoting global trade growth and trade facilitation. It can be said that e-commerce has become the trend of the era. （Translated by ChinaInOut）

As the theme of the 11th China - ASEAN Expo , 2014 China - ASEAN E-commerce Summit will conform to e-commerce developing trend, firmly grasp the opportunities of the construction of "21st Century Maritime Silk Road", together with the electronic business leader and renowned institutions in China and ASEAN countries to create the world's top platform of China-ASEAN electronic commerce program and service cooperation with the participation of global enterprises so as to promote e-commerce to become China - ASEAN Free Trade upgraded new areas of development, impetus, as well as a new bright spot. （Translated by ChinaInOut） 

The summit will focus on three themes: "cross-border electricity supplier", "Digital Internet City", and "Internet new economic trends," inviting government departments from China and ASEAN countries, important business associations, the well-known investment institutions and leaders from e-business, mobile, and Internet business and well-known economist to carry out high-end dialogue and in-depth exchanges in order to stimulate new ideas, new resource aggregation and new projects for the development of China - ASEAN e-commerce cooperation. （Translated by ChinaInOut） 

With the purpose of enterprises performing under the supervision of the government, the summit invited representives from a number of well-known e-commerce and traditional businesses. Persons in charge from the Alibaba Group, SouFun and other famous e-commerce businesses will discuss together with leading cloud infrastructure service providers the development of e-commerce experience and intellectual city and the future; as traditional business representatives, the leaders in charge from cross-border e-commerce enterprises like Greenland Group, Eastern Group and Orchid Pavilion will communicate with each other on "How Cross-border E-commerce Promote the Construction of a New Silk Road"; meanwhile, the global retail chains Wal-Mart, consumer insight and new domestic economic research and consulting firm iResearch Consulting Group will talk about the topic of innovation in the field of new Internet economy with a number of responsible persons from domestic e-commerce companies, well-known investment institutions and leaders from ASEAN countries .
In addition, the summit will also launch China - ASEAN E-commerce Leaders Exchange Conference to further build China and ASEAN countries, regions and relevant business exchange and cooperation platform.  （Translated by ChinaInOut） 

Currently, economic development and trade transactions between China and ASEAN countries are very frequently. The host of China - ASEAN Expo and the establishment of China - ASEAN Free Trade Area provide a huge platform for the merchandise trade between China and the ASEAN economies. Since inception in its 2004 , China - ASEAN Expo has been successfully held for ten years. Relying on the strengths and resources of the Expo, 2014 China - ASEAN E-Commerce Summit will make a positive contribution to e-commerce between China and the ASEAN countries and regions as well as the development of the new economic field.

（Translated by ChinaInOut）