Ministry of Commerce: China will join hands with ASEAN to promote economic recovery and reconstruction after the epidemic

(Focus on the China-ASEAN Expo) Ministry of Commerce of China: China will work with ASEAN to promote economic recovery and reconstruction after the epidemic

　　China News Service, Nanning, September 11 (Reporter Lin Hao and Jiang Xuelin) Ren Hongbin, Vice Minister of Commerce of China, said in Nanning on the 11th that China-ASEAN relations have entered a new year. , To promote connectivity, work together to promote economic recovery and reconstruction after the epidemic, and build a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future.

　　On the same day, the 30th Anniversary of the China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum was held in Nanning, Guangxi. In his speech, Ren Hongbin introduced that since the 30th anniversary of the formal opening of the dialogue relationship between China and ASEAN, mutual investment has grown rapidly, with a total investment of more than 310 billion U.S. dollars. Cooperation More than 20 economic and trade cooperation zones have been built, a new model of "two parks" between China and Malaysia and China and Indonesia has been created, and the cooperation in the industrial chain and supply chain has been continuously deepened.

　　In terms of interconnection, Chinese companies have completed engineering contracts in ASEAN with a cumulative turnover of more than 350 billion U.S. dollars, covering railways, highways, ports, airports, electric power, communications and other fields, including China-Laos railways, China-Thailand railways, new international land-sea trade channels, etc. The landmark project was implemented smoothly.

　　With the increasingly close exchanges and exchanges, the process of regional economic integration between China and ASEAN has accelerated: the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area has been fully completed and successfully upgraded, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) has been successfully signed.

　　"In the first eight months of this year, China's import and export volume to ASEAN reached 3.59 trillion yuan, which continues to maintain a strong momentum and is expected to hit a record high throughout the year." Ren Hongbin said that the vigorous development of China-ASEAN relations has become the prosperity of East Asia. An important engine for development.

　　Ren Hongbin said that China is currently building a new higher level of open economic system and welcomes all parties in ASEAN to share the fruits of economic development. China will enhance the level of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and promote the Lancang-Mekong cross-border economic cooperation and China-ASEAN Cooperation in the Eastern Growth Area will help ASEAN narrow the development gap in the region.

　　Lin Yuhui, secretary-general of the ASEAN Secretariat, said that ASEAN has been a reliable partner of China in the past 30 years. Facing the future, there is still huge room for cooperation.

The two sides should vigorously improve the anti-risk capacity of economic and trade relations, promptly explore and upgrade free trade agreements, strengthen cooperation in trade and investment, overcome the impact of the epidemic, ensure smooth supply chains, and find new cooperation models under the theme of digitalization and sustainable development.

　　"We hope that China will continue to be a reliable partner of ASEAN and play a positive role in the economic development and improvement of people's livelihood in all countries." Lin Yuhui said.

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