Communication 21 Media Group Establishes Nanning Operational Base at China-ASEAN Business Center — Strengthening Its Operational Gateway Between China and ASEAN
Nanning, China — 21 August 2026.Communication 21 Media Group has established its Nanning operational base at the China-ASEAN Business Center, No. 10 Pingle Avenue, Nanning Area, China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Guangxi Province, China, marking another significant step in the Group’s long-term commitment to building deeper and more active industrial and commercial connectivity between China and ASEAN.
The choice of Nanning is highly strategic.
As the capital of Guangxi and the permanent host city of the China-ASEAN Expo, Nanning has developed into one of China’s important windows and frontiers for opening-up and cooperation with ASEAN. Its geographical position, institutional infrastructure and long-established China-ASEAN economic linkages have contributed to the development of what has become known as the “Nanning Channel” for cooperation between China and Southeast Asia.
For Communication 21 Media Group, Nanning is therefore far more than simply another business location. It provides the Group with an important operational foothold within one of China’s most strategically significant ASEAN-facing economic ecosystems.
The Group’s Nanning operational base is located within the China-ASEAN Business Center, in the Nanning Area of the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. The Center serves as an important platform supporting China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation, bringing together resources and professional services across areas including trade and investment, legal affairs, finance, logistics, digital information, technology incubation, talent services, international organisations and ASEAN-language support.
Its growing ecosystem also brings together specialised China-ASEAN and RCEP-related service organisations, providing an integrated environment for enterprises pursuing cross-border trade, investment, cooperation and market development opportunities.
From this strategic base in Nanning, Communication 21 Media Group intends to operate actively throughout China, engaging industrial and commercial enterprises, industry associations, chambers, institutions and strategic partners seeking opportunities within ASEAN.
The Nanning operational base will play an important role in advancing the Group’s two core missions — the China-To-ASEAN Initiative（中国至东盟倡议） and the ASEAN-Connect Initiative（东盟互联互通倡议）.
Through the China-To-ASEAN Initiative, Communication 21 Media Group will provide Chinese industrial and commercial enterprises with a dedicated platform to promote their companies, products and services into ASEAN, while strengthening their connections with businesses, distributors, industry players and potential partners throughout the region.
At the same time, the ASEAN-Connect Initiative continues to build the ASEAN side of this ecosystem by bringing industrial and commercial businesses across Southeast Asia onto Industry Connect, supported by an expanding regional business database and powered by the technology of Catalog Connect.
Together, these two initiatives are designed to create a two-way China-ASEAN connectivity ecosystem — helping Chinese businesses reach ASEAN while simultaneously strengthening ASEAN businesses’ ability to connect with China.
The establishment of the Nanning operational base also strengthens Communication 21 Media Group’s ability to work more directly with its growing network of Chinese partners and organisations, facilitate enterprise onboarding, organise business engagement programmes and develop market-entry, industry collaboration and business-matching opportunities from within China.
Dr (h.c.) Benny Yeo (楊鎮賓博士), Founder of Communication 21 Media Group, said:
“Nanning is a natural and highly strategic location for us to establish an important operational presence in China. It is one of China’s key windows to ASEAN, with an ecosystem closely connected to China-ASEAN cooperation. Having our operational base within the China-ASEAN Business Center puts us where we want to be — at the intersection between Chinese industries seeking opportunities overseas and ASEAN markets looking for new products, technologies, investment and partnerships.”
“This is not about simply having an address in China. We intend to operate actively from Nanning, work closely with Chinese enterprises and organisations, and develop our China-To-ASEAN Initiative into a practical channel through which Chinese industries can connect with ASEAN. At the same time, our ASEAN-Connect Initiative will continue strengthening the ASEAN side of that bridge.”
“China and ASEAN are entering a new era of economic and industrial cooperation. Our role is to make that connection more structured, more accessible and, most importantly, capable of producing real commercial outcomes for businesses on both sides.”
The Nanning operational base represents an important foundation for Communication 21 Media Group’s expanding presence in China. It complements the Group’s broader China expansion strategy, including the future establishment of its Shanghai headquarters, while providing an immediate ASEAN-facing operational base from which the Group can actively develop relationships and business opportunities throughout China.
Communication 21 Media Group — Nanning Operational Base
China-ASEAN Business Center
No. 10, Pingle Avenue
Nanning Area, China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone (530201)
Guangxi Province, China
With Nanning serving as an important ASEAN-facing operational base in China, Communication 21 Media Group is strengthening the physical, institutional and digital infrastructure behind its mission to build a lasting bridge connecting the industrial and commercial ecosystems of China and ASEAN.