傅莹
中国驻澳大利亚大使
Her Excellency Mme Fu Ying
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Australia
我非常高兴地看到《中澳商务》杂志 成功出版，并对此表示由衷的祝贺。
刊物发表之时，正值中国和澳大利亚关系处于全面合作的新时期。2003年，胡锦涛主席成功访问澳大利亚，中澳双方确定建立高度互信、长期友好、互利双赢的全面合作关系。去年5月， 吴邦国委员长又对澳大利亚进行了成功的访问，把中澳友好合作关系推向了新的发展阶段。
随着中澳关系的深入发展，两国经贸关系迅速扩大。在过去10年间，澳中货物贸易增长了4倍，2005年双边贸易总额达260亿美元。中国是澳大利亚第二大商品贸易伙伴，澳大利亚是中国第九大贸易伙伴。双方在农业、能源、矿产、纺织、环保、金融服务、教育、通讯等诸多领域开展了广泛的合作。与此同时，两国相互投资也在不断增长。截至2005年8月，澳大利亚在华投资7145个，累计投资额43.5亿美元，中国在澳大利亚投资项目264个，累计投资额7.13亿美元。相信这个数字会进一步增长。目前，中澳两国正在进行的自由贸易谈判将为两国经贸合作提供更加广阔的空间。
中澳之间经济合作互补性很强，合作潜力十分巨大。中国经济发展强劲，市场广阔，劳动力丰富，生产成本低廉，为澳大利亚提供越来越多的商机和动力。中国纺织服装、 计算机、 小家电等工业产品和劳动密集型农产品在澳大利亚市场深受青睐。澳大利亚经济繁荣，资源丰富，土地密集型农产品在中国市场具有相当的竞争力，并在飞机自动记录仪、原子吸收分光光度计、仿声耳等航空、医学、 信息、通讯、矿业、农业、环境、多媒体等领域具有世界领先的科技成就。
中澳两国经贸合作相互需求日益上升，共同利益不断增多，两国经贸合作展示出前所未有的发展前景。《中澳商务》的创刊是进一步加深两国商务合作的积极象征。我非常高兴澳中工商理事会出版这一刊物。我相信这本杂志将为两国经贸界架起沟通的桥梁，提供探索合作的宝贵机会，并进一步推动中澳关系蓬勃发展。
Iam delighted to see the successful publication of China Australia Business, and would like to convey my sincerest gratitude to the editorial team.
The launch of this publication heralds a new era of comprehensive cooperation in Sino-Australian relationships. With President Hu Jintao’s successful Australian visit in 2003, China and Australia embarked on a relationship of allround cooperation that features a high degree of mutual trust, longterm friendship, and mutual benefit, a relationship that makes two peoples both winners. In May last year (2005), Mr Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee, made another successful visit to Australia, bringing Sino-Australian relationships to new heights.
With the deepening of Sino-Australian ties, trade volumes between the two countries have risen dramatically. In the last 10 years, Sino-Australian trade has quadrupled, reaching US$26bn in 2005. China is now Australia’s second largest trading partner, while Australia ranks ninth among China’s trading partners. Both countries have developed extensive cooperation in agricultural, energy, mining, textile, environmental, finance, education and telecommunications sectors. Meanwhile, investment – in both directions – has also been on the rise. As of August 2005, Australia had 7145 investment projects in China with an accumulated value of US$4.35bn, while China had 264 investment projects in Australia with an accumulated value of US$713m. Negotiations are currently under way for a China- Australia Free Trade Agreement that is likely to provide still more possibilities in the trading relationship between the two countries.
The Chinese and Australian economies are highly complementary and there is strong potential for development. There is great growth impetus in the Chinese economy, with large market, plentiful labour forces, and low production costs – providing Australian enterprises with more and more opportunities. Chinese textiles and ready-made garments, computers, home electronics and labour-intensive agricultural products have been widely received in the Australian market. The prosperous Australian economy is rich with resources and its landintensive agricultural products are highly competitive in the Chinese market. Australia has gained cutting-edge capabilities in the development of ‘black box’ flight data recorders, atomic absorption spectrophotometers and the ‘bionic’ ear, in aviation, medicine, information sciences, telecommunications, mining, agriculture, environmental sciences and multimedia.
Unprecedented promise can be seen in China- Australia trade cooperation, with bilateral demand increasing and mutual benefit enlarging. This inaugural issue of China Australia Business goes to show how much both countries are committed to deepening mutual ties. I greatly appreciate the efforts of the Australia China Business Council, and trust that this publication will be a great bridge between the two nations. It will be a valuable resource in unlocking mutual possibilities and will take Sino-Australian ties to the next level.
