The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been one of the world's most dynamic and fastest-growing regions over the years. Its average combined GDP growth rate is more than 6% and the total combined GDP was valued at US$3.0 trillion in 2018. ASEAN countries have managed to significantly reduce their national poverty over the last few decades. Although a correlation exists between economic growth and poverty reduction, millions of people in ASEAN countries still do not have sufficient incomes to fulfill their basic needs including food, shelter, clothes and sanitation.This book is a collection of working group papers contributed by members of Network of ASEAN-China Think-tanks (NACT) and covers best practices on poverty alleviation in ASEAN member states as well as in China, and ASEAN-China cooperation. It discusses experiences of ASEAN member states and China such as with regard to national policies, principles, definitions, approaches, progress, and challenges in poverty reduction. It reviews and evaluates the way forward including existing joint projects, opportunities, and challenges in the future cooperation and offers policy recommendations from both national and regional perspectives to help policymakers better cope with the daunting poverty challenges.

Dr Guo Yanjun is professor and director of the Institute of Asian Studies at China Foreign Affairs University. He is in charge of the NEAT China (Network of East Asian Think-tanks), NACT China (Network of ASEAN-China Think-tanks) and NTCT China (Network of Trilateral Cooperation Think-tanks). He has involved in a couple of track II diplomacies. He also serves as a research fellow at the Innovation Center on National Territorial Sovereignty and Maritime Rights and the Innovation Center on China's Neighboring Diplomacy. He specializes in the study of regional cooperation in East Asia and international rivers & transboundary water resources management, especially the Lancang-Mekong river water management. He has published relevant writings and articles both at home and abroad in recent years.

Dr Yang Yue is Deputy Director of the Institute of Asian Studies at China Foreign Affairs University. She received her PhD in International Relations from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She was a Fulbright Scholar at Georgetown University from 2006 to 2008. Her academic areas include the US electoral politics, the US foreign policy, major power relations in Asia-Pacific region, and cultural diplomacy. She has published books and a series of papers both at home and abroad. As a member of Network of ASEAN–China Think-tanks (NACT) China, she has also been actively engaging in Track II diplomacies in recent years.

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