Nanning of Guangxi has been selected,since2004,to permanently ho ld the China-ASEAN Exposition,which provides an international business platfor m to undertake the exchange of regional trade,investment and the cooperation of economy and technology.On November6,2004,the first China-ASEAN Exposition was closed with success,and so far it has produced benefits for both.This paper an alyzes the problems that arose in the first China-ASEAN Exposition and then puts forward some thoughts and suggestions.