The 6th China-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Expo (CAEXPO) was held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on October 20-24. What influence has the CAEXPO brought to Guangxi? The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA) will begin on January 1, 2010. What opportunities and challenges will it bring to the development in the region? Guo Shengkun, Party Secretary of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee, answered these questions in an interview with the Guangming Daily newspaper.