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Fri, 09/17/2010 - 20:39
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ASEAN-CHINA COOPERATION BRINGS MUTUAL BENEFITS
JAKARTA, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Asean-China cooperation has been mutually
beneficial, Asean secretary-general Dr Surin Pitsuwan said.
"Through the years, our relationship in all areas has flourished and with the
full implementation of the Asean-China Free Trade Area on Jan 1, 2010, we can
expect faster and larger increase in trade, investment and tourism between
us," he told China Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Beijing.
The Asean secretary-general had called on the Chinese foreign minister Thursday
to discuss Asean-China dialogue partnership and other issues of mutual interest.
The Asean Secretariat said in a news release here Wednesday that the courtesy
call coincided with Surin's participation in the China-World Bank Group
Conference on a Partnership for Harmonious Development on Sept 13.
The event marked the 30th anniversary of cooperation between China and the World
Bank.
Addressing the conference, Surin said the success of China's economic
development during the past three decades had been impressive.
"Together with Asean and India, China is a major engine of growth for the global
economy now.
"We in Asean have an operating principle: When China grows, Asean grows with it.
"Asean-China combined GDP now stands at US$6.6 trillion and had a combined
foreign direct investment (FDI) of more than US$183 billion or 16.4 per cent of
the global FDI in 2008.
"Trade had tripled between 2003 (US$59.6 billion) and 2008 (US$178.1 billion).
"That is an impressive economic strength and drawing power," he said.
Pointing out that China's growth benefited the region of East Asia and Asean in
particular, Surin said China, along with Japan and the Republic of Korea,
contributed 80 per cent of the US$120 billion financial pool known as the Chiang
Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM).
"Together, countries in Asean and East Asia are demonstrating to the world that
we want to, we can, and we are willing to cooperate in maintaining our high and
sustainable growth region-wide and we can help the world recover to a path of
growth," he added.
-- BERNAMA
beneficial, Asean secretary-general Dr Surin Pitsuwan said.
"Through the years, our relationship in all areas has flourished and with the
full implementation of the Asean-China Free Trade Area on Jan 1, 2010, we can
expect faster and larger increase in trade, investment and tourism between
us," he told China Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Beijing.
The Asean secretary-general had called on the Chinese foreign minister Thursday
to discuss Asean-China dialogue partnership and other issues of mutual interest.
The Asean Secretariat said in a news release here Wednesday that the courtesy
call coincided with Surin's participation in the China-World Bank Group
Conference on a Partnership for Harmonious Development on Sept 13.
The event marked the 30th anniversary of cooperation between China and the World
Bank.
Addressing the conference, Surin said the success of China's economic
development during the past three decades had been impressive.
"Together with Asean and India, China is a major engine of growth for the global
economy now.
"We in Asean have an operating principle: When China grows, Asean grows with it.
"Asean-China combined GDP now stands at US$6.6 trillion and had a combined
foreign direct investment (FDI) of more than US$183 billion or 16.4 per cent of
the global FDI in 2008.
"Trade had tripled between 2003 (US$59.6 billion) and 2008 (US$178.1 billion).
"That is an impressive economic strength and drawing power," he said.
Pointing out that China's growth benefited the region of East Asia and Asean in
particular, Surin said China, along with Japan and the Republic of Korea,
contributed 80 per cent of the US$120 billion financial pool known as the Chiang
Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM).
"Together, countries in Asean and East Asia are demonstrating to the world that
we want to, we can, and we are willing to cooperate in maintaining our high and
sustainable growth region-wide and we can help the world recover to a path of
growth," he added.
-- BERNAMA
