On May 7, the "China-ASEAN Rail Transportation Sustainable Development Workshop" hosted by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, organized by the China International Center for Sustainable Transportation Innovation and Knowledge (hereinafter referred to as the International Center), and co-organized by Guangzhou Metro Group, was officially launched in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, with the participation of 29 officials and experts in the field of rail transportation from nine ASEAN countries, including Cambodia, Indonesia The workshop was officially launched in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, with the participation of 29 officials and experts in the field of rail transportation from 9 ASEAN countries, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Mr. Bian Xiangguo, Director of International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Mr. Zheng Huaiyu, Deputy Director of China International Center for Sustainable Transportation Innovation and Knowledge (CICSTK), Mr. Fan Ranran, Policy Specialist of Global Development Promotion Center of the National Agency for International Development Cooperation (NAIIDC), Mr. Guo Jie, Director of the Transportation Knowledge Sharing Center of the CICSTK, Mr. Liu Zhicheng, Chairman of the Board and General Manager of Guangzhou Metro, Mr. Nong Xing, Party Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Institute, Mr. Nong Xing Zhong and related personnel attended the launching ceremony. The event was hosted by Han Songling, Marketing Director of Guangzhou Metro Group.

The training program was conducted in Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen by combining classroom lectures and on-site teaching. The International Center organized experts and scholars from the founding members of the Global Sustainable Transportation Innovation Alliance (GSITIA), namely China Communications Construction Group (CCCG), China Railway Construction Company Limited (CRCC), China Railway Engineering Group (CREG), China CNR Group (CNRG), Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU), as well as the Guangzhou Metro Group (GGMG) to focus on the areas of planning and construction of rail transportation, operation management, investment and financing, digital technology and personnel training and other fields. Sun Yuanguang, Chief Engineer (Planning) of the Design Institute, gave a lecture on "History of China's Urban Rail Transit Development (Taking Guangzhou Metro as an Example) and Four-Network Integration Development Planning" to the participants. In addition to classroom lectures, participants will observe Chinese rail transit projects on site, learn from Chinese rail transit construction and development experience, and negotiate with relevant enterprises on rail transit project cooperation.

The China International Center for Sustainable Transportation Innovation and Knowledge (CICSTK), an institution under the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, is an important practical platform for practicing the concept of communicating with the world and the times, aiming at accelerating the implementation of the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development). The International Center will strive to build a high-end think tank, a platform for high-end cooperation and demonstration, and a high ground for humanistic exchanges for the development of global sustainable transportation, and work with all parties to promote sustainable transportation and sustainable development.

The year 2024 is the "China-ASEAN Year of Humanistic Exchange", and this training program is an important initiative of the "China-ASEAN Year of Humanistic Exchange", which helps to strengthen the exchange of ideas, experience sharing and project cooperation between China and ASEAN countries in the field of rail transportation. This training program is an important initiative of the "China-ASEAN Humanities Exchange Year", which helps to strengthen the conceptual exchange, experience sharing and project cooperation between China and ASEAN countries in the field of rail transportation. The Design Institute has fully practiced the national "Belt and Road" initiative and actively responded to the Group's business strategy of "going to sea with the whole ship", and has established a good cooperation foundation and communication mechanism with ASEAN countries, such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, etc., in order to promote the construction of a closer China-ASEAN community of destiny and the sustainable development of global transportation. At present, it has established a good cooperation foundation and communication mechanism with Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and other ASEAN countries, contributing to the building of a closer community of destiny in China and the sustainable development of global transportation.