国际英语资讯:Interview: Free trade deal to benefit Chinese companies in Egypt, Africa: expert
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Certainly">Certainly</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Suez">Suez</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enforced">enforced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>," <span word="Waleed">Waleed</span> <span word="Gab">Gab</span>-<span word="Allah">Allah</span>, <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="jurisdictions">jurisdictions</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Gab">Gab</span>-<span word="Allah">Allah</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="developer">developer</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span>-<span word="Technological">Technological</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> (<span word="TEDA">TEDA</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7.23 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="km">km</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Suez">Suez</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> (<span word="SCZone">SCZone</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ain">Ain</span> <span word="Sokhna">Sokhna</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Suez">Suez</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="TEDA">TEDA</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mega">mega</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span>.</p><p><span word="TEDA">TEDA</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SCZone">SCZone</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fiberglass">fiberglass</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span> <span word="Jushi">Jushi</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="fiberglass">fiberglass</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exporters">exporters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="forecasted">forecasted</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="force">force</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Suez">Suez</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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