Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The economy of China and South Korea is highly integrated, and the people of the two countries should be better benefited

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

According to foreign media reports, Cui Xiangmu, the chief secretary of the Presidential Palace of South Korean Presidential Palace, accompanied Yin Xiyue during the NATO summit on the 29th that he said to the media through the end of the era when China ’s export economy was prosperous, and it was necessary to strengthen cooperation with Europe. This has also triggered the opposition and worry of South Korea's theory of "getting rid of China". After the press conference, a reporter asked the Chinese comments on this statement.

In this regard, Zhao Lijian said that 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.

Subsequently, Zhao Lijian introduced a set of data: According to Chinese statistics, in the context of great pressure on the outbreak and global economy, last year, China and South Korea's bilateral trade increased by 26.9 % year -on -year, reaching a record high, reaching 362.35 billion US dollars, more than South Korea, the United States, South Korea, Han, South Korea The sum of Japan, South Korea and Europe. 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.

Zhao Lijian emphasized that these numbers have fully proved that the China -Korea economy is highly integrated. I have you and you have me. The fundamental driving force for the comprehensive and rapid development of China -Korea economic and trade cooperation comes from mutual benefit and win -win, which is the result of market laws. 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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