Guangxi goes all out for 'Maritime Silk Road'

Trade links and initiatives with neighboring Southeast Asia

Following the call by central authorities to build the 21 Century Maritime Silk Road, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region government is taking a range of measures to boost economic cooperation with Southeast Asian countries.

"We will deepen industrial cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, particularly in port-related industries, manufacturing, machine building, marine industries, mining, agriculture, tourism and finance," said Chen Wu, chairman of Guangxi.