China-ASEAN Tourism Safety Forum held in Yangon, Myanmar.

The China-ASEAN Tourism Safety Forum was held in Yangon, Myanmar on the 25th. The forum focused on building a strong security barrier, promoting regional tourism and development, exploring practical solutions, and establishing mechanism-based cooperation. The Secretary-General of the China-ASEAN Center, Sun Zhongjun, said that the ASEAN tourism industry has seen some recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, but safety risks, telecom fraud, misinformation, and regional conflicts still affect public trust, restrict the development of the tourism industry. He proposed four suggestions, including deepening regional policy and security cooperation, coordinating security and sustainable development, enhancing tourism capacity building, and promoting digital innovation and governance.