Chongqing- Experts from China, Singapore, Hungary, Brazil, and Australia said Chongqing's experience in infrastructure, industrial development, urban renewal, and grassroots governance offers a reference for Global South cities, while emphasizing that no development model can be copied without local adaptation. The remarks were made during a roundtable session held as part of the International Symposium on the Global Significance of Chinese Modernization in Chongqing on June 18. Alex Whitehead from the Western China International Communication Organization moderated the session, framing the discussion around how development consensus can move into local practice. He said the roundtable would examine Chongqing’s experience in infrastructure, digital governance, inland opening-up, industrial upgrading, and urban resilience, and explore its relevance for Global South countries. Vineeta Sinha, Director of the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore, said China's infrastructure and digital economy have produced visible results, but their application in Southeast Asia requires local adjustment. She cited logistics centers, digital hubs, and e-commerce networks as areas where Chinese companies have been active in Southeast Asia, including Alibaba's logistics presence and digital hub development in Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor. But she said Southeast Asian countries still face challenges in regulation, legal systems, privacy, and data localization. Sinha also pointed to Chongqing's infrastructure financing and urban development experience, saying the city had built world-class infrastructure and transformed its landscape into a futuristic metropolis without draining the city's budget. She said Southeast Asian countries could study the way Chongqing combined corporate mechanisms, land development, financing tools, and industrial policy. Zhou Yan, Professor at Fudan Development Institute and Director of the Global South Field Research Laboratory at Fudan University, drew on her field research in Brazil to explain why local conditions matter. She said China's poverty reduction experience is development-driven, supported by industrial development, infrastructure, public services, and