Communication 21 Media Group at Fudan University Forum: Pioneering China-ASEAN Industry Promotion through Digital Innovation
Shanghai China, 24th December 2023 – Dr. (h.c.) Benny Yeo, Executive Chairman (Malaysia Affairs Committee) of the Global Confederation of Belt and Road Economic Cooperation, recently participated in the Seventh International Forum on the Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance, hosted by Fudan University and the Silk Road Think Tank Association of the International Department, Central Committee of the CPC.
Representing his role as Founder of Communication 21 Media Group, Dr. Yeo attended the forum alongside Mr. Xu Feng, Secretary-General of the Global Confederation of Belt and Road Economic Cooperation. The delegation explored strategic discussions focused on strengthening China-ASEAN industrial integration through digital innovation and cross-border business connectivity.
Communication 21 Media Group, with over 35 years of industry expertise, is a regional leader in industrial media and cross-border trade facilitation. The Group spearheads two major flagship initiatives:
- ASEAN-Connect Initiative (东盟互联互通倡议) – Uniting industrial and commercial sectors across ASEAN.
- China-To-ASEAN Initiative (中国至东盟倡议) – Bridging China’s industries into the ASEAN region.
During the forum, Dr. Yeo and Mr. Xu Feng explored opportunities to promote Chinese industrial sectors into ASEAN by leveraging digital transformation programmes managed by Communication 21 Media Group. These programmes include the Industry Connect platforms – described as "A Digital Transformation Programme by ASEAN-Connect Initiative" – which combine AI-driven business matching, bilingual industrial directories, and print-to-digital visibility solutions to empower enterprises entering the Southeast Asian market.
Also representing Founder of Communication 21 Media Group and Group Ceo of catTHIS Holdings Corp, Dr Yeo together with Mr Xu Feng, Secretary-General of Global Confederation of Belt And Road Economic Cooperation, currently exploring on promoting China industries into the ASEAN region unitizing catTHIS Digital Transformation Programme.
This strategic engagement with Fudan University and Belt and Road scholars reinforces Communication 21 Media Group’s role in shaping regional trade policy discourse while delivering practical business enablement tools for industrial enterprises in both China and ASEAN.