Hainan Free Trade Port-ASEAN-HNFTP Think Tank Network) was established during the 2022 annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia on the evening of the 21st, and 17 think tanks from 9 countries became the sponsors.

The alliance was initiated by the China (Hainan) Institute for Reform and Development, and has received positive responses from think tanks in ASEAN countries such as Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos and other domestic think tanks. Institutions currently joining the alliance include Indonesia Center for Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia New Asia Strategic Research Center, Thailand Chiang Mai University ASEAN Studies Center, Cambodia Asian Vision Institute, Philippines China Studies Society, China (Hainan) Reform and Development Institute, China Featured Free Trade Port Research Institute, etc.

Wan Nandi, a senior researcher and co-founder of the Indonesian Center for Strategic and International Studies, believes that the think tank alliance promotes exchanges and cooperation among its members and promotes cultural exchanges between ASEAN countries and China. It is expected that the think tank alliance can actively seek ways to serve ASEAN and China to achieve sustainable economic and trade development and accelerate economic recovery after the epidemic. Ong Shijie, chairman of Malaysia's New Asia Strategic Research Center, said that the think tank alliance will promote ASEAN and the world to understand the Hainan Free Trade Port and enhance the interconnection of the Hainan Free Trade Port's knowledge network. Keywords: One Belt One Road, One Belt One Road News, One Belt One Road Project

Chi Fulin, President of the China (Hainan) Reform and Development Research Institute, said that after the establishment of the alliance, it will build a platform for cooperation, research and dialogue between Hainan and ASEAN countries, and hold relevant forums and activities to promote strategic alignment, policy coordination and mutual learning between the two sides. Editor/XuNing