独家专访商务部部长钟山：东盟成立50周年,中国东盟自贸区升级

Further enhancing China-ASEAN economic and trade relations

9月8日到10日,2017年度东亚合作经贸部长系列会议在菲律宾首都马尼拉举行。中国商务部部长钟山率中国政府代表团出席会议。此次会议有中、美、日、韩、俄、印、澳、新以及东盟10国经贸部长出席,是金砖国家领导人厦门会晤圆满落幕之后,第一场在国际经贸领域召开的重量级多边部长级会议。

From September 8-10, 2017, Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan attended the ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting and related meetings in Manila. He disclosed that the two-way FDI between China and ASEAN has reached 185 billion U.S. dollars, adding that the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area agreement has been updated and is being smoothly implemented. Zhong invited ASEAN countries to join the 'Belt and Road' building efforts, saying that China is willing to better synergize the initiative with ASEAN's development strategy in order to further enhance China-ASEAN economic and trade relations.