Initiated by the state government of
Guangxi Province, the primary objective China-Asean International Touring
Assembly (CAITA) is to promote the overland connectivity between China and
ASEAN countries. Dubbed as the
harmonious modern “Silk Road” as well as the “largest, broadest and longest automobile
assembly race in Asia”, it is one of the main events leading to the annual
China-ASEAN Summit that will be held in Nanning City, China . (Official Website of CAITA:
http://carally.org/)
Photo-journalist Chan Bin Kan was a member of
the Singapore team for the Pnom Penh, Cambodia to Naning, China sector. His story was featured in today’s edition of
Lianhe Zaobao.