en.Wedoany.com Reported - The National Data Administration recently announced that Nanning, Guangxi, has officially launched a pilot program for international data cooperation targeting the ASEAN region, becoming one of the first batch of pilot cities for international data cooperation nationwide. This pilot will leverage key infrastructure such as the Nanning International Communication Service Gateway to significantly reduce data transmission latency from China to ASEAN. Specifically, the latency from Nanning to Hanoi, Vietnam, will be compressed from 107 milliseconds to 18 milliseconds, a nearly fivefold increase in speed, opening up the "information artery" for cross-border data flows and digital trade.
A relevant official from the Big Data Development Bureau of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region introduced that the Nanning International Communication Service Gateway is the first newly added international communication gateway in China in 30 years. Its main construction has been completed with high quality and will be ready for operational service within the year. Previously, international internet access from Guangxi and western provinces to ASEAN had to be routed through traditional nodes like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. The circuitous routing led to high latency and limited bandwidth. The Nanning gateway adopts an advanced architecture design featuring low latency and high bandwidth. By connecting to submarine and terrestrial optical cables in the ASEAN direction, it straightens the cross-border data transmission path within the region. Guangxi also plans to simultaneously build a cross-border computing power service zone oriented towards ASEAN, providing a secure and controllable technical foundation for cross-border data flows.
At the level of the cross-border service ecosystem, Guangxi will focus on promoting the mutual recognition and alignment of data governance rules between China and ASEAN, building a China-ASEAN data trading service network, and facilitating the efficient cross-border allocation of data factors. Currently, the China-ASEAN Cross-Border Credit Information Service Platform has covered 575 million enterprises, including over 7 million ASEAN enterprises, with cumulative credit report inquiries reaching 147.6 million times. The Beibu Gulf Big Data Trading Center has gathered 534 registered data vendors, serving 43 industries and listing 1,835 data products, providing an initial market foundation for cross-border data transactions. Guangxi will also build a one-stop cross-border compliance service platform, integrating functions such as data export security assessments, compliance audits, and legal consultations, to help enterprises control the compliance costs of cross-border data flows within a reasonable range.
In terms of cultivating digital cooperation scenarios, Guangxi will focus on ASEAN market demands in areas such as smart transportation, cross-border trade, and the overseas expansion of digital content. It will build a cross-border industrial ecosystem of "R&D in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou + Integration in Guangxi + Application in ASEAN," and deepen cooperation in fields like data annotation, model training, and the co-construction of large language models, promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence with regional industries. The National Data Administration explicitly supports Guangxi in fully leveraging its geographical advantage of openness and cooperation with ASEAN, boldly exploring areas such as building interconnected data infrastructure, cultivating an inclusive and efficient cross-border service ecosystem, and expanding multi-empowerment digital cooperation scenarios, to form replicable and scalable institutional achievements and practical cases.
In the next step, Guangxi will rely on major platforms such as the China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Information Harbor to establish multi-level, normalized cooperation mechanisms, and continuously deepen exchanges and cooperation with world data organizations, data authorities of ASEAN countries, and industry institutions. According to the plan, Guangxi aims to build itself into a distribution hub for data factor circulation oriented towards ASEAN, a testing ground for data domain rule alignment, and a growth pole for coordinated digital economy development by 2030, exploring new paths for national international data cooperation.
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