国际英语资讯:Interview: ASEAN deputy chief expects more trade between ASEAN, China
<p><span word="JAKARTA">JAKARTA</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 9-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="proximity">proximity</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="Kung">Kung</span> <span word="Phoak">Phoak</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>, <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> (<span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19) <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>," <span word="Kung">Kung</span> <span word="Phoak">Phoak</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="intensifies">intensifies</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uNPRedictable">uNPRedictable</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="January">January</span>-<span word="May">May</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> 4.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1.7 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (240 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>), <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 14.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>.</p><p><span word="Kung">Kung</span> <span word="Phoak">Phoak</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="eradication">eradication</span>, <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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