Located in South China, Nanning is the capital city of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and also a border channel for China-ASEAN cooperation.

As the closest provincial capital city to ASEAN countries, Nanning exudes warmth with its "laoyou" ("old friend" in Chinese) rice noodles and also bears witness to the profound friendship between China and ASEAN.

CGTN's Wang Guan sits down with mayors and city managers from Nanning, Vientiane, Yangon, Surat Thani, Kulim, Mong Cai, Siem Reap, and Mataram in the city of "old friends" to explore new pathways for urban openness and cooperation and write a new chapter for building a "China-ASEAN amicable home." Stay tuned for the Global Mayors Dialogue at 9 p.m. Beijing Time on January 18, only on CGTN.