For the purpose of facilitating the deepening of trade and cooperation between ASEAN and China, and of better leveraging the role of Hainan FTP as a strategic hub, the ASEAN-HNFTP Think Tank Network(hereinafter referred to as the Network), which was jointly initiated on April 21 by 17 think tanks from nine countries, held its 1st working meeting on May 13, 2022.

On September 12, the Network held its 2nd work meeting with participation of 16 representatives from think tanks of 7 countries in the region including China, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, focusing exchange and discussion on how to use Hainan Free Trade Port (hereinafter referred to as HNFTP) as a platform to facilitate Chinese enterprises' investment and cooperation in ASEAN, and how to bring the intellectual support role of the Network into fuller play.