The Global Development Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping emphasizes "prioritizing development," promoting the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Development, with one of its key goals being poverty reduction. The Global Development Initiative places poverty reduction at the forefront of its priority cooperation areas.

The significance of poverty reduction cooperation between China ASEAN countries lies in the fact that it is not only part of economic cooperation but also a strategic measure to build regional stability and promote common development. This kind of cooperation not has practical significance in improving people's livelihood and enhancing development capabilities but also has long-term value in shaping a new paradigm of regional cooperation and promoting global South-South cooperation

China-ASEAN cooperation on poverty reduction is a concrete example of the "development first" principle of the Global Development Initiative. China'sulative experience in targeted poverty alleviation, digital agriculture, and rural financial support, which corresponds to the development needs of ASEAN countries, has played a role in promoting the development education, medical care, and infrastructure in ASEAN countries and has helped countries in the region accelerate their progress towards the poverty reduction goal of the United Nations 2030enda for Sustainable Development.
China-ASEAN cooperation on poverty reduction is also a vivid example of the Global Development Initiative's emphasis on "upholding inclusiveness common prosperity". For example, China has promoted the construction of agricultural demonstration zones and industrial parks in Laos and Cambodia, and has promoted cross-border e-commerce and ruralization in Vietnam and Thailand. China's poverty alleviation is not simply financial aid, but a combination of experience sharing, capacity building, and investment promotion. This way of cooperation become a model for poverty reduction cooperation in developing countries. China-ASEAN cooperation on poverty reduction is a representative practice of the Global Development Initiative at the regional level. It provides an Chinese solution for improving global governance that is centered on development, focused on cooperation, and aims for inclusiveness.