Storyline: 22nd China-ASEAN Expo opens in south China's Nanning [Voice_over] This year's event runs from Wednesday to Sunday. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech, emphasizing that the expo is a major platform for promoting friendly exchanges between China and ASEAN. AI products are the highlight of this year's expo, accounting for roughly 50 percent of the Chinese exhibits. To promote the construction of China and ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0, the Vision on China- ASEAN Economic and Trade Cooperation will be released during the five-day expo. [Sound_bite] Hkyet Hting Nan, Entrepreneur from Myanmar: "Our Myanmar country is based on the agriculture, so now we need agro-based industry. This expo, the 22nd China and ASEAN expo, is our big chance for the trade." [Stand_up] Zheng Songwu, Reporter: "I'm now at the exhibition hall, more than 3000 enterprises are showcasing their products, including agricultural product as well as AI product." [Sound_bite] Andrew Prawira, Coffee seller from Malaysia: "Here this one is from Lesser Sunda Islands. From what I know, a lot of Chinese people come to this place." (Reporter: "What do you think of doing business here with Chinese people?") "I'll just say it like at first, I was confused, right? Because we have language barriers. And aside from that, when I see in news, I always see like negative thing about China, but when I'm here I see a lot of positive things. I see China, Chinese people are kind and they do business well. And not just they do business well, but they give good programs like this, the exhibition place and it's very good facilities." [Voice_over] The annual expo, together with the FTA 3.0, strengthens trade networks between China and ASEAN, helping regional economies navigate global trade headwinds. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]