中国东盟商务与资峰会致辞.doc

王岐山副总理在中国东盟商务投资峰会开幕式上的讲话2008年10月22日, 广西南宁Address by Vice Premier Wang Qishan At the Opening Ceremony of the Fifth China-ASEAN Business and Investment SummitNanning, Guangxi, 22 October 2008 尊敬的各位嘉宾，女士们，先生们，朋友们： Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, 我代表中国政府，对莅临会议的东盟国家领导人和各位嘉宾表示热烈的欢迎！ I am very pleased to attend the Fifth China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit. On behalf of the Chinese Government, I wish to extend a warm welcome to the leaders of ASEAN countries and all the guests at the meeting. 中国与东盟各国政府高度重视发展友好关系和互利合作。自2004年首次举办中国━东盟博览会和商务与投资峰会以来，双方积极推进中国━东盟自由贸易区建设，先后签署并实施货物贸易协议、服务贸易协议，不断降低关税水平和扩大市场准入，深化大湄公河、东盟东部增长区等次区域经济合作，推动贸易和投资更加便利化。中国与东盟贸易额由2004年的1059亿美元增加到2007年的2025亿美元，提前三年实现双方领导人提出的2000亿美元的贸易目标。今年1-9月，双方贸易额达1804亿美元，比去年同期增长23%,已互为第四大贸易伙伴。相互投资不断扩大，东盟对华投资已形成相当规模，中国企业对东盟投资快速增长。东盟10国都已成为中国公民的旅游目的国，人员往来更加频繁。双方各领域合作呈现出平等互信、互利共赢的良好发展态势。 Governments of China and ASEAN countries all give high priority to developing friendly relations and mutually-beneficial cooperation between the two sides. Since the First China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) in 2004, our two sides have made great efforts to advance the building of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. We have signed and put into effect the agreements on trade in goods and services, lowered tariff duties and expanded market access, deepened sub-regional economic cooperation in the Greater Mekong River Basin and East ASEAN Growth Area, and promoted trade and investment facilitation. The trade volume between China and ASEAN increased from 105.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2004 to 202.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2007, attaining the trade target of 200 billion U.S. dollars set by our leaders three years ahead of schedule. During the first nine months of this year, our two-way trade volume reached 180.4 billion dollars, up by 23% over the same period of last year and making China and ASEAN each others fourth largest trading partner. Our mutual investment is expanding