XI Jinping, Vice President Asia-Pacific four-nation tour effectively and to visit the State economic and trade cooperation

June 22, is Australia visit Vice President XI Jinping to attend the Australian National University in Canberra in o performance materials unveiling ceremony of the Joint Research Centre. This is the unveiling ceremony, XI Jinping watch Australia technology joint research cooperation in the picture (picture) show. Xinhua Liuweibing photo

Xinhua NET Australia Darwin, 23 Jun XI Jinping, Vice President Asia-Pacific four-nation tour effectively and to visit the economic and trade cooperation between China-interview with Vice Minister of Commerce Chen Jian

Reporter Wu dawn Cao Yang

In Vice President XI Jinping is about to conclude the four countries in the Asia-Pacific region, on the occasion of the visit to accompany XI Jinping, Vice President of access of Vice Minister of Commerce Chen Jian in media interviews, XI Jinping, Vice President of this visit has given a strong impetus to China and the four countries of the economic and trade cooperation.

In the interview, Chen Jian, at the outset, Vice President XI Jinping visit to Bangladesh, Laos, New Zealand, Australia four countries is a very important visit. During the visit, XI Jinping, Vice President and the leaders of these countries, as well as business and industry, the development of bilateral economic and trade relations, and other topics of broad exchange of views, a wide consensus. Countries have expressed their willingness to intensify cooperation with China, and China's economic and trade relations. During the visit, Vice President XI Jinping witnessed China and these countries a range of Government and business and trade cooperation agreement was signed, the file was present at the China and New Zealand free trade agreement on opening and Australian economic and trade cooperation forum luncheon and delivered an important speech, met in Australia CEO Roundtable two entrepreneurs, to the world that China is willing to develop and include these four countries, the economic and trade relations between the States, all sectors of the national information repercussion actively.

Turning to the financial crisis in the background with the four countries ' economic and trade cooperation, Chen Jian, notably, the challenges of the financial crisis, China and these countries ' bilateral trade rises not falling, particularly to maintain high growth in the first half of this year, the average increase of 30 percent to 50 percent. At the same time, China and these countries in two-way investment is also actively developing, these two-way investment effectively promote and further strengthen the bilateral economic and trade relations.

Chen Jian pointed out in particular that China and New Zealand free trade agreement on October 1, 2008, the tax and tax policy. In the free trade agreement, the total amount of the new trade in for fast growth; China and Bangladesh in the Asia-Pacific trade agreement within the framework of cooperation to achieve some of the goods of the tax reduction and tax; China and Laos in China-ASEAN free trade area carried out under the framework of several cooperation. These trade and investment by institutional arrangements are made in bilateral trade and investment flows have a lot of growth.

At present, China and Australia are actively developing free trade area negotiations. Chen Jian, said: "the Chinese Government and the Government of Australia to negotiate free trade zone attitude is positive. We hope that through bilateral free trade area of the institutional arrangements of the making of bilateral economic and trade and investment have made great progress. "He said: o 15 round of free trade area agreement, consultations will be held on 28 June in Beijing, he believes that the negotiating team will play an even greater wisdom, work hard, and strive for an early agreement.

Chen Jian, said: China and the four countries economic and trade relations have developed overall good, but there is still great potential for development. Mainly in two ways: first, the number and size there is a great development and growth space; the second is the area of cooperation is to develop a broader direction, such as infrastructure, resources, energy development, processing industry, agriculture, high-tech areas as well as the financial sector has broad prospects for cooperation.

He said that with the deepening of bilateral relations with China and these countries trade investment institutional arrangement gradually implemented, it is foreseeable that China and these countries economic and trade relations in the next few years will have a greater development.

Chen Jian, responding to the news agency reporter pointed out that, although China and Australia cooperation in the field of cooperation in the energy resources of most concern, but the Australian trade and investment cooperation is not limited in the area of energy resources, the two countries in many areas has extensive cooperation, such as agriculture, infrastructure construction, financial services, shipping services, etc.

He said that China's hope and Australia reach a high-quality, balanced and mutually beneficial free trade agreements. The two sides in the negotiations should show the maximum flexibility to facilitate negotiations progress to the positive direction.

He said that the China-ASEAN free trade area, and New Zealand free trade agreement implementation played a positive role. Asia-Pacific region was the first out of the financial crisis dark clouds and the inter-State trade and investment's institutional arrangements. Australia free trade agreement between the two peoples measurable benefits.

Chen said that Australia has advanced clean energy and environmental protection and energy saving technologies, China is willing to Australia for this cooperation. He said: o 38 years of diplomatic and trade relations between the two countries in one of the most significant change is the trade volume of growth. From the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations between $ 8700 to 600 billion today, the two countries in the field of trade and investment relationships involving an increasingly widespread, more and more business people on the increasing interest of bilateral cooperation. Two countries entrepreneur in 21 June, CEO Roundtable in o show high initiative, the description of the economic and trade cooperation between China and Australia to two State enterprises have brought benefits, believe that the future will have more and more businesses benefit from cooperation.