Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue recent interview with reporters, expounding China's foreign policy in Asia. He also talked about the question and answer in the South China Sea issue, reiterated the extraterritorial forces should not intervene in the South China Sea dispute. Transcript as follows:
Q: This year, paid close attention to the situation in Asia. You as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister in charge of Asian affairs, how to assess the current situation in Asia?
A: In the world multi-polarization and economic globalization the context of development, the Asian pattern of the emergence of new economic and political change. In general, for peace, peacekeeping and stability, cooperation and development are the mainstream of the situation in Asia.
It is particularly worth mentioning is that of mutual respect, good neighborliness, common ground, harmony between Asian countries is still the most basic and important features. Asia's overall lead in achieving a good economic recovery, China, India and other emerging markets and developing countries to maintain strong momentum for the world to make an important contribution to economic recovery. Insisted that the new security concept, eliminate external interference, peaceful settlement of disputes between countries, maintaining regional peace and stability, is still the policy orientation of most countries. Cultural exchanges among Asian countries increasingly extensive and in-depth, different cultures and civilizations to promote mutual exchanges in the hp pavilion dv9700 battery, harmony blend. Asian countries in regional and international affairs to maintain good communication and coordination, developing Asia's international status and influence further.
We firmly believe that if Asian countries stick to the path of development suited to their national conditions, adhere to promote regional cooperation, adhere to adapt to change, open, inclusive trend of the times, uphold the right direction and well-established principles, Asian countries must be better control over their own fate, and create a better future.
Q: Now there are some international involving China and other Asian neighbors comment on the relationship between, and some people even said that tensions between China and several neighboring countries, a number of concerns about China's Asian neighbors. What China's current relations with its neighbors, how? Can you make a presentation and evaluation.
China's relations with Asian neighbors, historic changes have indeed occurred. The main characteristics of this change is good-neighborliness and mutual trust, mutually beneficial cooperation. People often say, speak louder than words. We let the facts speak for themselves:
This year, China's high-level exchanges with its Asian neighbors continue to maintain frequent and active situation. China and almost all Asian countries have achieved high-level visits and exchanges, if you count China's major state leaders attended the importance of regional multilateral meetings, the leaders from more than 60 exchanges. Chinese Foreign Minister Foreign Minister visits with its Asian neighbors but also from nearly 20.
This year, China and India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar and other neighboring countries were the "Year of Friendship" as the theme, carried out a variety of commemorative activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations the two sides. Chairman Wu Bangguo's visit to Indonesia soon, will promote the bilateral strategic partnership to a new height. Comprehensive and rapid development of Sino-Indian relations continue to maintain the momentum. Asian neighbors, China and the traditional friendship, good neighborliness and mutual trust, mutually beneficial cooperation and friendship for generations is more popular.
This year, The future relationship between China and ASEAN. In the just-concluded 13th China - ASEAN Summit, Premier Wen Jiabao and ASEAN leaders fully endorsed the "implementation of the China - ASEAN for peace and prosperity of the Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership Plan of Action" (2005 - 2010) , agreed that relations between China and ASEAN is the most pragmatic, the richest and most comprehensive, most dynamic and effective strategic relations and agreed to continue the theme of peaceful development, to the main line of friendship and cooperation, greater emphasis on sustainable economic development, pay more attention to a full range of interoperability, more attention to social and cultural exchanges, more attention to integration in East Asia and make concerted efforts and close cooperation to jointly implement the second five-year action plan (2010 - 2015), and further the benefit of their hp pavilion dv9500 battery, and further to Asian peace, stability, development and prosperity and make positive contributions.
As for China and some neighboring countries in the differences on some issues or disputes, China has always advocated the fact-based, according to the basic norms of international relations through dialogue and consultations to properly handle and resolve.
I must say that this year both in bilateral exchanges, multilateral meetings or in the region, Asian countries have expressed the message: China's comprehensive national strength and influence of the rapid increase, to promote peace and prosperity in Asia to promote world economic growth, promote international financial system reform has made important contributions; Asian neighbors, a new partnership with China has withstood the test of time and international vicissitudes; cooperation with China good-neighborly friendship and cooperation is their firm policy, which promote the development of Asian countries as well as regional peace, stability and prosperity of special significance.
In short, China's relations with neighboring Asian neighbors in the development, progress, and which no one can not change the facts.
Q: In the international financial crisis continue to simmer, the international economic environment is unstable and uncertain factors in the increase in background, do you think China and Asian countries in driving economic growth in Asia and the world to play what role?
A: Not long ago, Hanoi, Vietnam in ASEAN - Japan and South Korea (10 +3) Summit, ASEAN and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said the leaders of some countries, the crisis gave birth to opportunity. Every crisis and challenge, both the Asian financial crisis, or the international financial crisis, Asian countries are so much stronger and united, both in East Asian cooperation to a new level, both for the region and the hp pavilion dv9200 battery prosperity. Indeed.
October 2008, beginning in the international financial crisis, East Asian leaders in Beijing during the Seventh ASEM Summit held a breakfast meeting to resist the various risks and maintain economic stability in Asia and the world, financial stability, capital market stability and exchange of views on stability of social life, and reached important consensus 8.
Two years, Asian countries promote the same boat, to overcome difficulties in the fine tradition of national conditions in accordance with policies and measures introduced to stimulate the economy, while strengthening unity and cooperation and promoting regional cooperation, the first rise to the good of Asia and played an important role, and to East Asia is driving an important engine of world economic growth.
Trade, January to September this year, total trade between China and Asian countries, more than 640 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 38%, imports from Asian countries of China 361.3 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 44%. China's trade deficit with Asian countries reached 79.6 billion U.S. dollars, of which South Korea, Japan and ASEAN trade deficit was 52.2 billion, 41.4 billion and 122 billion dollars. China continues to be the largest export market in Asia. China's increased investment in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other South Asian countries aid and to Bangladesh, A 70% export tariffs on Chinese goods to provide preferential treatment to ease the trade imbalance.
Free trade area, this year is the China - ASEAN free trade zone into the "Year One." The largest among developing countries as the current free trade zone, China - ASEAN Free Trade Area to both funds, resources, technology and talent flow of production factors such as efficiency increased significantly, to expand trade and investment cooperation provides an unprecedented environment as well. According to Chinese statistics, from January to September this year, China - ASEAN trade volume reached 211.31 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 43.7%. This year the bilateral trade volume is expected to create the highest level in history. China and other East Asian countries also actively promote the East Asian free trade area, Japan and South Korea established in 2012 to complete the three FTA joint study VLSI goals. We are also working with East Asian countries to jointly oppose trade protectionism, to minimize the impact of the international financial crisis.
Investment, the strength of the Chinese government encourages enterprises to expand investment to Asian countries to enhance the level of investment. According to Chinese statistics, the first quarter of this year, China's non-financial investment in Asian countries, an increase of 102%, China set up Asia's most concentrated areas of foreign enterprises. In addition, as of the end of 2009, the stock of direct investment in China to ASEAN reached 96 billion U.S. dollars, of which more than half since 2008 to achieve, investment from the traditional mining, construction extended to the energy, manufacturing, business services.
Infrastructure and interoperability, China actively supports the "ASEAN Interconnection Master Plan", is committed along with the East Asian countries to jointly promote the hp pavilion dv9100 battery, roads, railways, waterways, ports, and strengthening of the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation (GMS ) and the ASEAN Mekong Basin Development Cooperation (AMBDC) and other mechanisms of participation and cooperation.
Financial cooperation, joint efforts of all parties, the ASEAN - Japan and South Korea (10 +3) financial cooperation has made substantive progress. We not only maintain the financial stability of East Asia, but also realizes multilateral Chiang Mai Initiative, to build a 120 billion U.S. dollars in regional foreign exchange reserve and 7 billion dollars in regional credit guarantee and investment funds. China with Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea signed a total of 360 billion yuan of bilateral currency swap agreements. Japan and South Korea decided to Japan and South Korea signed an investment agreement as soon as possible. At present, China and other East Asian countries in joint efforts to enhance the effectiveness of the Chiang Mai Initiative to strengthen communication and coordination of macroeconomic policies to promote the Asian bond market development, promotion of the regional bond to discuss cross-border trading and settlement, market development capacity strengthening hp pavilion dv9000 battery, and to deepen financial cooperation in East Asia to carry out forward-looking and strategic research.
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