Based on 128 journal articles from the CNKI database spanning 2006 to 2026, this study employs the CiteSpace knowledge graph method to conduct a visual analysis of the knowledge structure, evolutionary trends, and frontier issues in research on China-ASEAN publishing exchanges from the perspective of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind. The findings reveal that the scientific research collaboration network in this field exhibits low density, characterized by “decentralization and independence.” Research themes have evolved from “policy-driven” to “efficacy-oriented,” forming a keyword co-occurrence network with “ASEAN” as the core hub and key nodes such as “the Belt and Road,” “Going Global,” “theme publishing,” and “Guangxi.” As a geographical bridge and a typical case connecting China and ASEAN, “Guangxi” holds significant practical importance. Cluster analysis identifies four major frontier directions, revealing a paradigm shift in research from macro-level initiative interpretation to meso-level mechanism construction and micro-level communication efficacy inquiry. Future research should promote the “institution-industry-culture-technology” four-dimensional interdisciplinary integration, strengthen field investigations and localized reception analysis targeting ASEAN audiences, and prudently address ethical challenges arising from AI empowerment, in order to deepen the value co-creation function of publishing exchanges in building the China-ASEAN Community with a Shared Future.