# Poll: Nearly 90% see ASEAN’s CAEXPO presence as confidence in China

https://mins.news/en/item/63596

- CGTN, 2026-09-17 09:44 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-17/Poll-Nearly-90-see-ASEAN-s-CAEXPO-presence-as-confidence-in-China-1QvQY5YbCYo/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> A CGTN survey conducted as the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo opens found that 90.9% of respondents view the event’s continued hosting as evidence of China’s commitment to high-standard opening up. Around 3,300 companies are attending, while Timor-Leste is participating for the first time as a full ASEAN member and co-host. Some 84.8% see faster AI adoption as a potential new driver of China-ASEAN trade, economic cooperation and industrial upgrading.

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