“一带一路”建设背景下中国与泰国金融合作的机遇与挑战

Opportunities and Challenges of Financial Cooperation between China and Thailand under the Background of “the Belt and Road” Initiative

2013年9月和10月,中国国家主席习近平在出访中亚和东南亚国家期间,先后提出共建丝绸之路经济带和21世纪海上丝绸之路的重大倡议,得到国际社会高度关注。泰国作为"一带一路"合作倡议重要起点和连接中亚辐射非洲、欧洲的重要国家,在"一带一路"建设中将承担重要的桥梁和纽带作用。此前,中国与泰国已经建立了中国—东盟自由贸易区(CAFTA)、大湄公河次区域经济合作(GMS)机制,并取得了一些成果。但是两国在金融合作方面仍处于初级阶段,还存在一些制约双方金融合作的障碍。因此,要大力推进"一带一路"建设,更加密切中泰两国之间的经济往来,必须强化中泰金融合作与交流。

During the period of September to October in 2013, the Chinese president Xi Jinping paid the formal visits to counties in the Southeast Asia and central Asia, and successively put forward to jointly built ＂Silk Road Economic Belt＂ and ＂the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road＂ which has received high attention from international society; Thailand as an important starting point of ＂the Belt and Road＂ and a country connecting Africa and Europe will be acting as a significant bridge and belt in the construction of ＂the Belt and Road＂. In addition, China and Thailand have built China-ASEAN Free Trade Area （CAFTA） and The Great Mekong sub- region economic cooperation, which has also received fruitful achievements. However, in the area of financial cooperation, both sides are all in the initial stage with some obstacles that could affect bilateral financial cooperation; the economic base determines the superstructure, therefore, both sides should effectively promote the construction of ＂the Belt and Road＂ so as to achieve a closer economic relationship between China and Thailand and strengthen bilateral financial cooperation and exchange.