The chief secretary of the Presidential Palace of South Korea stated that the era of realizing the prosperity of South Korea ’s export economy through China is ending, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds

On July 1, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference

After the meeting, a reporter asked: According to reports, Cui Xiangmu, the chief secretary of the Presidential Palace, accompanied Yin Xiyue during the NATO Summit on the 29th that he said to the media that the era of the prosperity of South Korea ’s export economy was ending through China. Develop the Korean economy. This triggered the opposition and worry of South Korea's argument with "getting rid of China". What is China's comment?

Zhao Lijian: I noticed the content of Cui Xiangmu on the media on the 29th, and also noticed the attention and response caused by the content in China and South Korea. I want to tell you a set of data. According to Chinese statistics, in the context of the underworld downward pressure on the epidemic and global economy, last year, China and South Korea's bilateral trade increased by 26.9 % year -on -year, a record high of 362.35 billion US dollars, exceeding the sum of the trade between South Korea, the United States, South Korea, Japan, and South Korea. Among them, South Korea exported US $ 21.349 billion in China, and its imports were US $ 148.86 billion, with a surplus of US $ 64.63 billion. In addition to trade, China and South Korea have invested more than $ 100 billion in mutual investment. The central banks of the two countries also signed a local currency exchange agreement with a scale of RMB 400 billion. These numbers have fully proved the high degree of integration between China and South Korea. I have you and you have me. I want to emphasize that the fundamental driving force of China -Korea economic and trade cooperation is derived from mutual benefit and win -win, and it is the result of market law. China is willing to work with South Korea to activate economic and trade cooperation to better benefit the people of the two countries.

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