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The GBA-ASEAN Initiative (GAI), proposed by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), is an action-oriented program seeking to deepen economic, academic, technological, and cultural connectivity between the Greater Bay Area of China (GBA) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The GBA, including Hong Kong, Macao, and the nine major cities of Guangdong, constitutes one of the world's great growth poles, and a crucial partner for ASEAN. GBA hosts a unique combination of world leaders in international finance, cutting-edge technology, and advanced manufacturing facilities. ASEAN, as a unified market, is seen as one of the most promising regions today with its diversified opportunities across manufacturing, services, digital economy, energy transition and so on.
A strong GBA-ASEAN partnership, building linkages through trade, technology, production, finance, culture, tourism, and higher education, will support the rapid sustainable development of the RCEP region overall, with benefits extending not only to China and ASEAN but to the other RCEP members and the whole world.
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About the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN):
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) was set up in 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General. SDSN mobilizes global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical solutions for sustainable development, including the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. SDSN works closely with United Nations agencies, multilateral financing institutions, the private sector, and civil society.
Connect with us:
unsdsn.org
twitter.com/UNSDSN
facebook.com/UNSDSN
The GBA-ASEAN Initiative (GAI), proposed by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), is an action-oriented program seeking to deepen economic, academic, technological, and cultural connectivity between the Greater Bay Area of China (GBA) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The GBA, including Hong Kong, Macao, and the nine major cities of Guangdong, constitutes one of the world's great growth poles, and a crucial partner for ASEAN. GBA hosts a unique combination of world leaders in international finance, cutting-edge technology, and advanced manufacturing facilities. ASEAN, as a unified market, is seen as one of the most promising regions today with its diversified opportunities across manufacturing, services, digital economy, energy transition and so on.
A strong GBA-ASEAN partnership, building linkages through trade, technology, production, finance, culture, tourism, and higher education, will support the rapid sustainable development of the RCEP region overall, with benefits extending not only to China and ASEAN but to the other RCEP members and the whole world.
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About the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN):
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) was set up in 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General. SDSN mobilizes global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical solutions for sustainable development, including the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. SDSN works closely with United Nations agencies, multilateral financing institutions, the private sector, and civil society.
Connect with us:
unsdsn.org
twitter.com/UNSDSN
facebook.com/UNSDSN
