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22nd China-ASEAN Expo spotlights cutting-edge technologies

By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan 7 min read

Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.

22nd China-ASEAN Expo spotlights cutting-edge technologies

A robot dog interacts with a visitor at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots, are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

Visitors experience a naked-eye 3D AI children’s companion robot at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy and humanoid robots are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Hu Qiusi)

This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2025, shows the booth of Guangxi Beitou Low-altitude Economy Investment Co., Ltd. at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Products involving cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots, are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Zhou Tinglu)

A visitor tries a pair of AR glasses at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 18, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy and humanoid robots are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

A staff member experiences the surgical operation process with a pair of VR glasses at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Hu Qiusi)

A robot demonstrates a skill to avoid obstacles at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots, are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

A visitor tries a pair of AR glasses at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots, are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2025, shows pairs of AR glasses at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Products involving cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Zhou Tinglu)

An unmanned aerial vehicle multi-functional support vehicle is seen at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2025, shows a satellite model of the China-ASEAN AI Star at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Products involving cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Zhou Tinglu)

A visitor shows a coffee latte art made by a coffee robot at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Hu Qiusi)

A humanoid robot serves tea at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots, are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2025, shows a booth of the electric vehicles at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Products involving cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots, are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Zhou Tinglu)

Visitors watch performances of a robot dog at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

An intelligent charging robot is seen at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots, are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

A humanoid robot performs dances at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots, are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history. (Xinhua/Zhou Tinglu)

A robot prepares drinks at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on September 19, 2025. Products involving cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, and humanoid robots, are showcased during the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.

For the first time, the expo features a 10,000-square-meter pavilion dedicated to artificial intelligence, the largest single-theme hall in the expo’s history.

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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