On 18th-19th May, 2011, the 6th Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Forum was held in Nanning, Guangxi Autonomous Region of China. The Forum is themed at the Progress of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area & Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation with 3 Parallel Sessions: 1)Think Tank Summit: Regional connection and cross-border cooperation; 2)Cross-border trading and investment, finance cooperation; 3)Tourism cooperation in Pan-Beibu Gulf Region.

As the Intellectual Supporting Organization, CDI invited think tanks of the Pan-Beibu Gulf Region and ASEAN countries, including China, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippine, Thailand and Indonesia to discuss about regional connectivity and cross-border cooperation in “Think Tank Summit of Pan-Beibu Gulf Region”. “Pan-beibu Gulf Think Tank Memorandum on Joint Research Mechanism” was signed by 11 organizations to establish membership mechanism among think tanks in this region.