South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been actively developing artificial intelligence (AI) application scenarios in recent years, leveraging AI to empower industries and drive deeper integration between AI technologies and the real economy, according to the regional development and reform commission on Sept. 30, 2025.
An AI robot works alongside an intangible cultural heritage inheritor of Gongcheng oil tea to prepare the traditional beverage at Guilin's exhibition area during the "Charming Cities" exhibition of the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Yan Lizheng) Artificial intelligence took center stage at the recently concluded 22nd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where more than half of the exhibits incorporated AI technologies or AI-enabled functions, injecting fresh momentum into building a China-ASEAN community with a shared future.
Artificial intelligence has emerged as a key growth driver in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region's digital economy, according to a white paper recently released by the region that reviewed its achievements in 2024. Guangxi's data center capacity reached 164,000 standard racks in 2024, a 172 percent increase from 2022, the white paper reported.
The China (Nanning)-ASEAN AI Scenario Application Matchmaking Session was held recently in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, aimed at connecting regional AI needs with Chinese solutions. Organizers reversed the traditional trade approach, with ASEAN members first presenting their technological challenges before Chinese firms pitched corresponding AI solutions.
South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has launched a 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) artificial intelligence investment fund to boost AI integration across multiple industries.
The 2025 China-ASEAN Silk Road Cross-Border E-commerce Open Cooperation Promotion Event was held in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 17.
