At the 7 th China-ASEAN Summit on October 8, 2003, Premier Wen Jiabao of the People’s Republic of China proposed that a China-ASESN Expo be held annually in Nanning, Guangxi, China from the year 2004 onwards. His initiative was welcomed by the ASEAN leaders and was written into the Chairman’s Statement released after the Summit. The Chinese Premier also suggested that a China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit be held simultaneously with the China-ASEAN Expo.

The 1st China-ASEAN Expo and the 1st China-ASEAN Business and investment Summit were successfully held in Nanning, China in November, 2004.

The 4th China-ASEAN Expo and the 4th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, the time is set to be Oct. 28-31, 2007 and likewise, the two events will be held in the same city of the same country.