China News Service, Changchun, September 23 (Reporter Guo Jia) At the 11th Northeast Asia Cooperation High-Level Forum held in Changchun, Jilin on the 23rd, officials from China, South Korea, Japan, Russia and other countries all expressed that they will continue to strengthen Cooperation in the field of economy and trade seeks new development.
On the same day, the 13th China-Northeast Asia Expo officially kicked off.
The population of the six countries in Northeast Asia accounted for 23% of the global population, and the regional GDP accounted for 19% of the global economy. It is one of the most dynamic regions in the world.
In 2020, the total trade volume between China and the five Northeast Asian countries is about US$717.7 billion, accounting for nearly one-sixth of China’s total foreign trade.
Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Bingnan stated that China and Northeast Asian countries have overcome the adverse effects of the epidemic, continued to promote cooperation in various fields of economy and trade, and achieved remarkable results. The level of economic and trade cooperation within the region has been continuously improved and the structure has been continuously optimized.
Wang Bingnan said that China is willing to work with relevant parties to uphold the spirit of openness and win-win, further expand trade and investment cooperation, and enhance the level of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation.
Deepen regional cooperation, maintain the stability and smooth flow of the industrial chain and supply chain, forge closer economic and trade partnerships, and inject new momentum into the economic development of Northeast Asia.
Park Jong-soo, chairman of the North Korea Economic Cooperation Committee, said that the three northeastern provinces of China are areas where South Korea’s “New Northern Policy” and China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative connect and blend with each other to maximize the effect of the policy. They are the core of South Korea’s new northern policy. area.
In 2020, the China-Korea (Changchun) International Cooperation Demonstration Zone will be established.
Park Jong-soo said that this is the first industrial innovation cluster jointly created by South Korea and China in Northeast Asia. South Korea’s central government, local governments, and enterprises will provide strong support for the demonstration zone to become a core platform for economic cooperation between the two countries.
The Vice Minister of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasushi Saka said that for Japan and the countries participating today, trade and investment cooperation in Northeast Asia is becoming more and more important. After the "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" (RCEP) takes effect, I believe It will certainly be able to further expand and develop economic cooperation in Northeast Asia.
According to Nagasaka Yasushi, many Japanese companies have been doing business in Northeast China. Recently, businesses in new areas such as smart cars and urban development have also developed.
At present, Japan has reached agreements with Jilin Province and other places on more than 30 advanced projects in the fields of hydrogen energy application and low-carbon demonstration city construction.
Russian ambassador to China Andrei Denisov used a set of data to show the level of economic and trade between Russia and China.
In the first eight months of this year, the trade volume between Russia and China increased by nearly one-third year-on-year to nearly US$90 billion. Cooperation in energy, high technology, investment, finance and other fields has been continuously strengthened.
He believes that the regional cooperation between Russia and China has played an important role in this process.
"The China-Northeast Asia Expo provides an important dialogue platform for establishing contacts between participating companies and promoting project cooperation. There is no doubt that the Expo this year will help Northeast Asian countries to further deepen cooperation." Andre Jenny Sov said.
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