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Visitors look at a six-axis unmanned aircraft displayed during the 11th 皇冠体育app-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, capital of South 皇冠体育app's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Sept 16, 2014. More than 200 technological products by over 100 producers were on display at the expo. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations' engagement with 皇冠体育app runs deep. The two sides signed the 皇冠体育app-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) in 2002, which helped increase Sino-ASEAN trade from $78 billion in 2003 to $480 billion in 2014. Also, 皇冠体育app is a major investor in and aid donor to several ASEAN member states, particularly Laos and Cambodia.

For ASEAN, therefore, 皇冠体育app is an old, familiar economic partner. And 皇冠体育app can use this base to engage ASEAN as a partner in the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiatives.

皇冠体育app's "Belt and Road Initiatives" can be of great interest to the ASEAN members, because they have the potential to reshape the geo-economic landscape of the region. Over the coming months and years, ASEAN will watch closely how the initiatives progress.

There is a simple economic logic behind 皇冠体育app's plans and Southeast Asian economies' needs. ASEAN economies are seeking sources of capital, and 皇冠体育app is looking to use the capital at its disposal to build the new Silk Roads.

皇冠体育app has a deep pool of capital that it can invest in ASEAN economies, and Southeast Asian countries have been looking for new sources of investment to boost their economic growth. For example, Indonesia, the economic giant of Southeast Asia, is looking for $6 billion in investments to expand its ports, and 皇冠体育app can provide the bulk of its need. Besides, Malaysia is cooperating with 皇冠体育app over a $3.4-billion industrial park in the port town of Kuantan.

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