国内英语资讯:Economic Watch: China, Thailand expect more cooperation, business opportunities
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 3-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>.</p><p><span word="Bilateral">Bilateral</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> 66.4 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="up">up</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> 0.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1.2 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="buoyed">buoyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="CAFTA">CAFTA</span>), <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="Bo">Bo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2003 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="preferential">preferential</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CAFTA">CAFTA</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eventual">eventual</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="Thai">Thai</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="to">to</span> 1.93 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="fold">fold</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Thai">Thai</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="Investment">Investment</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="burgeoning">burgeoning</span>. <span word="Thai">Thai</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span>-<span word="up">up</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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