China-ASEAN 'A Super League' AI competition and cooperation center boost Guangxi’s AI hub ambitions

Summary

People’s Daily reports that Guangxi’s “AI Empowering Thousands of Industries Super League” (A Super League) and the new China–ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center in Nanning are drawing more than ten thousand AI teams from across China and 11 ASEAN countries into competitions spanning smart cities, cross‑border e‑commerce, health and media. Officials say the league and the “Nan A Center” are helping concentrate capital and projects — including a planned CNY 10 billion AI industry fund and over 60 early-stage deployments — to make Guangxi a key integration point between Beijing/Shanghai/Guangzhou R&D and ASEAN AI applications.