30载合作结硕果 18届峰会谱新篇
30载合作结硕果 18届峰会谱新篇
——第18届中国—东盟商务与投资峰会再创佳绩
2021年9月10~11日，第18届中国—东盟商务与投资峰会（以下简称峰会）在中国广西南宁举办。本届峰会与中国—东盟博览会同期举办，主题为“共享陆海新通道新机遇 共建中国—东盟命运共同体”。中国国家主席习近平向本届东博会、峰会致贺信，中国国家副主席王岐山在开幕大会宣读致贺信并致辞，东盟各国首脑政要在开幕大会发表视频致辞。
30载合作结硕果，18届峰会谱新篇。2021年是中国—东盟建立对话关系30周年，中国—东盟可持续发展合作年，中国与老挝建交60周年。在这特殊的时间节点，本届峰会框架下共举办3场活动：老挝国家领导人与中国企业CEO圆桌对话会（以下简称老挝领导人圆桌对话会）、中国—东盟商界领袖论坛暨中国—东盟建立对话关系30周年特别会议（以下简称商界领袖论坛）、中国—东盟商事法律合作研讨会（以下简称法律合作研讨会）。各场活动的举办为全面深化中国与东盟合作关系，服务构建中国—东盟命运共同体提供了交流与合作的务实平台。
东盟十国首次共办 共享合作新机遇
中国—东盟建立对话关系的30年，成绩斐然。30年来，双方经贸合作水平不断提升。30年来，中国—东盟贸易规模扩大了85倍。2020年，东盟成为中国最大贸易伙伴，中国则连续12年保持东盟第一大贸易伙伴地位。2021年上半年，双方贸易同比增长38.2%，继续呈现强劲增长势头。
30年合作硕果惠及民众，得到了中国—东盟各国的高度评价。泰国副总理兼商业部部长朱林·拉萨纳维席在商界领袖论坛的视频致辞中表示，30年来，中国—东盟战略伙伴关系在经济贸易、政治安全、社会人文领域合作取得累累硕果，使中国和东盟互为重要合作伙伴和最具活力的战略合作伙伴。中国与东盟乃至泰国的关系不断深化，合作日益紧密，双方始终坚持相互尊重原则，在各领域共商共谋发展繁荣。
“30年来，中国—东盟工商界栉风沐雨，携手同行，共同推动中国—东盟自贸区建设，共同参与共建‘一带一路’，共同支持《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》（RCEP）谈判，为中国—东盟经贸合作的不断发展作出了重要贡献。”中国国际贸易促进委员会会长、中国—东盟商务与投资峰会组委会主任高燕在商界领袖论坛上说道。
值得一提的是，为推动中国—东盟经贸合作再上新高度，切实反映东盟工商界诉求，本届峰会首次邀请东盟10国国家工商会作为峰会共同主办单位，并得到积极响应。
“我们欢迎东盟十国国家工商会共同主办第18届峰会，这将进一步加强中国贸促会与东盟工商会之间的联系，为中国贸促会注入更大的活力和效能。”马来西亚全国总商会总会长拿督卢成全对东盟10国共办峰会表示赞赏。他表示，在未来，中国—东盟的合作将更加多元化，将在RCEP和“一带一路”框架下，把握机遇，达到共同成就的新高度。
18届峰会结硕果 携手共拓未来
峰会至今已成功举办18届，已成为中国—东盟重要的开放合作平台。本届峰会还达成多项标志性成果，有力促进了中国—东盟经贸合作的升级发展。
老挝国家领导人与中国企业CEO圆桌对话会的意义不言而喻，自其举办以来就推动了一批重大合作项目落地实施，取得了巨大的成效。在今年的老挝领导人圆桌对话会上，宋赛·西潘敦继续与中国相关企业CEO开展高端对话和深入交流，并达成相关领域的务实合作，推动双边经贸合作关系再上新台阶。可以说，圆桌对话会创造了互利共赢、携手发展的新典范。
作为促进中国—东盟商务与投资合作的金字招牌，此次商界领袖论坛也取得了丰硕的成果。论坛发布了《中国—东盟工商界关于加强共商共建共享陆海新通道合作倡议》，东盟十国工商界代表纷纷表示全力支持该《倡议》的发布。此外，论坛还举行了推动陆海新通道跨境供应链数字化协作启动仪式，全方位展现陆海新通道建设的新成果和新机遇。
法律合作研讨会围绕“RCEP背景下的法律服务新机遇”主题进行探讨，取得了诸多务实成果。会上，中国国际贸易促进委员会与老挝国家工商会签订了《成立中国—老挝商事法律合作委员会备忘录》，广西壮族自治区高级人民法院、中国国际贸易促进委员会广西壮族自治区分会签订了《建立涉外商事纠纷诉讼与调解对接机制合作备忘录》，还进行了广西国际商会驻新加坡、马来西亚商事法律服务点揭牌仪式，发布了《RCEP 背景下中国—东盟商事仲裁协同机制研究白皮书》。全方位阐述了在RCEP签署背景下，法律服务需求的剧增和法律服务的新机遇。
Fruitful Results in 30-year Dialogue Relations and A New Chapter for 18-year CABIS：
18th CABIS Achieves New Results
From 10th to 11th September, 2021, the 18th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) were held in Nanning, Guangxi, China. This year’s CABIS and China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) will be held at the same time. The theme of this year’s CABIS is “Sharing Opportunities Created by the New Land-Sea Corridor, Building the China-ASEAN Community with a Shared Future”. Mr. Xi Jinping, President of China, sent his congratulations to this year’s CAEXPO and CABIS. Mr. Wang Qishan, Vice President of China, read Xi’s letter of congratulation and delivered a remark on the opening ceremony. State leaders of ASEAN countries also delivered their remarks via video clips on the opening ceremony.
Fruitful Results in 30-year Dialogue Relations and A New Chapter for 18-year CABIS。 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of China-ASEAN dialogue relations, the China-ASEAN Year of Sustainable Development, and the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Laos diplomatic relations. In this special period, there were 3 events within the framework of CABIS, namely the Round-table Dialogue between the State Leader of Laos and CEOs from China (herein after referred to as the Round-table), the China-ASEAN Business Leaders Forum & Special Meeting on the 30th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations, and the Symposium on China-ASEAN Commercial Legal Cooperation. These events have comprehensively deepened the China-ASEAN cooperation, serving as the practical platform for exchange and cooperation in the course of constructing the China-ASEAN community with a shared future.
Co-sponsoring CABIS for the First Time, Sharing New Opportunities
The 30 years of China-ASEAN dialogue relations proved worthwhile. For the past 3 decades, economic cooperation has been increasing, with the scale of trade increased 85-fold. In 2020, ASEAN became the largest trading partner of China, and China has been ASEAN’s largest trading partner for 12 consecutive years. In the first half of 2021, the bilateral trade increased 38.2% on a year-on-year basis and revealed the momentum of further growth.
The results of 30-year cooperation also have been benefiting the people, which were highly spoken of by China and ASEAN countries. H.E. Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand, said in his video remark presented in the Business Leaders Forum that for 30 years, China-ASEAN Strategic Partnership has gain fruitful results in the cooperation of economy, political security, and social exchanges, making China and ASEAN the crucial cooperation partners and the most vital strategic partners of each other. China is deepening its relations with ASEAN and Thailand, developing closer cooperation. Both sides are adhering to the principle of mutual respect and seeking mutual development and prosperity in various areas through joint efforts.
“For 3 decades, the commerce and industry community of China and ASEAN have joined hands to promote the construction of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the negotiation of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). They have contributed a lot to the constant development of China-ASEAN economic cooperation,” said Gao Yan, Chairperson of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Director of the CABIS Organizing Committee, during the Business Leaders Forum.
One thing worth mentioning is, this CABIS invited 10 national chambers of commerce and industry from 10 ASEAN countries as the co-sponsors for the first time, in order to promote the China-ASEAN economic cooperation to a new level and to listen to the voice of ASEAN commerce and industry community, for which this innovation was positively responded.
“We are glad to see the 10 national chambers of commerce and industry from 10 ASEAN countries serve as the co-sponsors of the 18th CABIS. This will further enhance the relations between CCPIT and ASEAN chambers of commerce and industry, injecting more vitality to CCPIT,” said Dato’ Low Kian Chuan, President of Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with admiration. He added that in the future, China-ASEAN cooperation will be more diverse and ASEAN will seize the opportunities within the framework of RCEP and the Belt and Road Initiative, pushing mutual prosperity to a higher level.
With 18-year fruitful results, CABIS combines efforts to create a brighter future
Now, the CABIS has been successfully held 18 times and has become a significant China-ASEAN platform for opening-up and cooperation. This year’s CABIS also achieved several significant results, which strongly facilitated the upgrade and development of China-ASEAN economic cooperation.
The significance of the Round-table could not be clearer. Since its first meeting, it has promoted a series of key projects to put into construction, showing its great efficacy. In this year’s Round-table, H.E. Mr. Sonexay SIPHANDONE continued having in-depth exchanges with CEOs from Chinese enterprises with certain practical cooperation reached, promoting the bilateral economic cooperation to a new stage. It is safe to say that the Round-table has set an example for mutually beneficial cooperation and development.
To enhance the brand effect of CABIS, the China-ASEAN Business Community’s Cooperation Initiative on Jointly Consulting, Contributing and Sharing Benefits of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor was issued on the Business Leaders Forum. The representatives from 10 ASEAN national chambers of commerce and industry highly support this initiative. In addition, the Launching Ceremony of Promoting the Digital Coordination of Cross-border Supply Chain Along the New International Land-Sea Corridor was held during the forum.
The Symposium on China-ASEAN Commercial Legal Cooperation is themed “New Opportunities for Legal Services under RCEP”, which has received thoughtful ideas. On the Symposium, CCPIT and Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry jointly signed the Memorandum on the Establishment of China-Laos Commercial Legal Cooperation Committee. The Higher People’s Court of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guangxi Committee of CCPIT jointly signed the Memorandum on the Establishment of Docking Mechanism Cooperation on Foreign Commercial Legal Dispute Litigation and Mediation. Besides, there was also the Inauguration Ceremony of Commercial Legal Services Offices of Guangxi International Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and Malaysia. The Research on Coordination Cooperation Mechanism of China-ASEAN Commercial Legal Arbitration White Paper was also issued. The huge potential increase in demand for legal services and new opportunities for legal services under RCEP were comprehensively revealed during the symposium.
第18届东博会、峰会开幕大会现场。广西日报记者 黄克 邓华/摄
Scene of the 18th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit. Photoed by Huang Ke and Deng Hua, reporters of Guangxi Daily
9月10日，老挝国家领导人与中国企业CEO圆桌对话会在中国南宁举行
On September 10, the Round-table Dialogue between State Leader of Laos and CEOs from China was held in Nanning, China
9月10日，中国—东盟商界领袖论坛暨中国—东盟建立对话关系30周年特别会议在中国南宁成功举行
On September 10, the China-ASEAN Business Leaders Forum & Special Meeting on the 30th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations was successfully held in Nanning, Guangxi, China.
9月11日，中国—东盟商事法律合作研讨会在中国南宁成功举行
On September 11, the Symposium on China-ASEAN Commercial Legal Cooperation was successfully held in Nanning, Guangxi, China.
