22nd Guangxi-Taiwan Economic, Trade and Cultural Cooperation Forum to Be Held in Nanning, Guangxi, in October

　　Oct 13(Taiwan.cn)—In the golden autumn of Yongcheng (Nanning), Guangxi and Taiwan will write a new chapter in cooperation. The 22nd Guangxi-Taiwan Economic, Trade and Cultural Cooperation Forum is scheduled to take place in Nanning, Guangxi, from October 19 to 21, 2026. With the theme “Empowering a New Era through Digital Intelligence, Forging a Future via Guangxi-Taiwan Integrated Development,” the forum will be co-hosted by the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.

　　The forum will be held at a time when the Pinglu Canal has been officially completed and opened to navigation, and a series of events commemorating the 160th anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s birth are underway. The full opening of the Pinglu Canal has turned the century-old vision of river-sea transportation laid out in Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s The International Development of China—connecting rivers to the sea and enabling integrated river-ocean shipping—from a blueprint into reality. Currently, Guangxi is accelerating the development of ten modern pillar industries. Following a path of digitalization, green development, and integration, it is leveraging artificial intelligence as a core driver to advance industrial transformation and upgrading. Meanwhile, Guangxi has rolled out systematic measures for its marine economy, ushering in a new phase of building strength through marine development and pursuing opening-up and growth. These development opportunities not only open up broad new space for Guangxi’s high-quality development but also inject strong momentum into exchanges and cooperation between Guangxi and Taiwan.

　　The forum will feature an opening plenary session and two parallel thematic sub-forums: “Development Paths and Practices of Artificial Intelligence in Guangxi and Taiwan” and “Building a New Ecosystem for the Guangxi-Taiwan Marine Economy through River-Sea Coordination.” Taking digital and intelligent industries as the link and the Pinglu Canal as an open platform, participants from Guangxi and Taiwan will conduct in-depth exchanges and discussions on key areas of cooperation, including electronic information technology, artificial intelligence, port logistics, and marine fisheries, jointly exploring new paths for mutually beneficial cooperation. (Jointly reported by Taiwan.cn and the Taiwan Affairs Office of Guangxi)