By Wang Hui and Xing Yang
The third China-ASEAN Defense Think Tank Exchange kicks off in Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province on June 19, 2025.
GUIYANG, China, June 20 -- The third China-ASEAN Defense Think Tank Exchange kicked off in Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province on June 19, 2025. More than 160 participants including defense policy officials, relevant experts and scholars, and representatives of think tanks from China, ASEAN countries, and Timor-Leste attended the event.
Themed on "Jointly Promote Regional Peace and Build a Safe and Secure Home", the three-day event is hosted by the Academy of Military Sciences of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).
During the event, the representatives had in-depth discussions on the central topic of "Shared Future: Current Situation and Vision of China-ASEAN Defense Cooperation". They reviewed the positive progress made in China-ASEAN defense cooperation, analyzed new opportunities and challenges in the current regional security situation, and shared views on how to deepen mutual trust, expand fields of cooperation, innovate in cooperation mechanisms, and effectively respond to common security threats. They will also have deeper exchanges on four key topics, namely "Roles of ASEAN in the Evolving International Landscape", "Institutional Innovation in Regional Security Architecture", "Cooperation in Maritime Security and Crisis Management", and "Military Applications and Governance of Emerging Technologies".
The first China-ASEAN Defense Think Tank Exchange was held in October 2019.
Participants from home and abroad attend the third China-ASEAN Defense Think Tank Exchange in Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province on June 19, 2025.