Commenced: about 1/4 of the liberalization of foreign trade has

Ibls hearing on 8 December, the Asian free trade agreement Forum held in Beijing, commenced the Vice Minister of Commerce, said in the forum about a quarter of foreign trade, China has basically been liberalizing trade.

Commenced the lists specific data, he said, 2010-1-9 months, China and ten free trade partner of bilateral trade to 5213 billion, accounting for the same period of 24% of total foreign trade in China. That is, through a free trade area of the building, "China's foreign trade-fifth to one-fourth of the basic realization of the liberalization of trade. ”

Asian free trade area of the building commenced, China hopes "10 + 1" (China-ASEAN free trade area), based on intensified push South Korea, Japan, and Korea's free trade area, and on this basis as soon as the "10 + 3" (ASEAN-Korea) free trade area of the building, also welcomed the "10 + 6" (ASEAN-Japan-Korea-India-o) and TPP (Pan too free trade zone, 2005 from Chile, New Zealand, Brunei and Singapore four countries initiated) expansion of progress.

Yesterday, commenced to media reports, China, Japan and Korea will be 2012 launch free trade negotiations with a view to reducing the United States and the European market of excessive dependence. He said, "once the feasibility study concluded that the ROK, free negotiations will start. ”

In today's speech, he stressed, Asia has become the most dynamic economic development of regions, and of proportionality is that it also become economic integration areas with the greatest enthusiasm.

But commenced the pointed out that despite Asia's regional trade arrangements at very high heat, it is important to recognize the regional trade arrangements is to promote trade liberalization side road, the main road should also lies in the multilateral trading system.

While committed to the establishment of the multilateral trading system of the Doha round is a deadlock, commenced said that China was of the view that despite the difficulties, but negotiations the parties will never be shaken, not to retreat, leaders should show greater political will to promote 2011 conclusion of the Doha Round negotiations. (Text/Liu zhongsheng)

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