Based on the 2000-2022 GDELT mass media data,this paper constructed the financial cooperation network of China-ASEAN and analyzed its structure,evolution characteristics,and influencing factors.The results indicate that:1)The net-work has been influenced by macro-environmental changes such as the Asian financial crisis,the global financial crisis,and the rise of anti-globalization trends.It shows an evolution from a continuous rise to a fluctuating downward trend,reflecting"slow growth","active integration",and"gradual adjustment"stages.2)The China-ASEAN financial cooperation network exhibits in-ternal imbalance,geographical priority proximity,and has a pyramid hierarchical distribution.Overall,the China-ASEAN financial cooperation network has become increasingly close with a more obvious small-world character.At the local level,internal groups have narrowed gradually.At the individual level,the importance of each country has risen.Particularly,China,Thailand,Viet-nam,and Malaysia dominate the network and act as"bridges".3)Financial development distance,degree of trade,economic proximity,institutional distance,marketization distance,language proximity,religious proximity,geographical proximity,informa-tization,transportation development,and digital economy distance are important factors affecting China-ASEAN financial coopera-tion.However,economic proximity,financial development distance,and digital economy distance have stage effects on the China-ASEAN financial cooperation network.