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ኄʼࡓ˗ڎúˌᄪ׸ҭˁઆᠫ࢏͘ the 3 China-ASEAN Business And úˌᄪ׸Ҭˁઆᠫ࢏͘ڎ˗ኄʼࡓ The 3rd China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit ࠒᮗ࠮̡ڎѣࣞन࣫रᄊ State Leaders at the Opening Ceremony ࠧᯫᄱ ӿएࡉ᜵̎঴ፒ Ꮵ૑঴ေۥ঴ေ ஡ᖈᔚ˝ ಌڎ˗ ພࠒࠃ ֻ಻ጪ࠷eӰ࠷۳̎ᬐʾ ห೨ ᔚ᜵ว ฉ౛ H. E. Wen Jiabao His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal H. E. Samdech Hun Sen H. E. Susilo Bambang H. E. Bouasone Premier of China Bolkiah, Sultan and Yang Di- Prime Minister Yudhoyono, President of Bouphavanh Pertuan of Brunei of Cambodia Indonesia Prime Minister of Laos ঴ေ ᡕӯ঴ေڎ঴ေ ฑڹᯱ౏᜵̎঴ေ ፵ႅ঴ေ ᖧ॥ࠖ঴ፒ ழҫ ࣅ᣺፥ ೘ພ ᬁᎭጞ ౄ௭ᴝ ጉઢᐲ ᫷௰һ H. E. Abdullah bin Haji H. E. Soe Win Madame Gloria Macapagal- H. E. Lee Hsien Loong H. E. Surayud Chulanont H. E. Nguyen Tan Dung Ahmad Badawi Prime Minister of Arroyo, President of the Prime Minister of Prime Minister of Prime Minister of Prime Minister of Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam ᒱൔᤁᣯᮗ࠮ न࣫र˟ે̡ Leader Giving Welcome Remarks Chair of the Opening Ceremony úˌᄪ׸Ҭˁઆᠫ࢏͘ڎ˗ ᝮnj˺ނᒭ෵ӝЗீܥࣹ᜵ڎ˗ ᬅ᠟ڎڎ˗͘˟͊njނ͘˟͊ ጸނ࣢̡ܸ Ѷ݉ᗁ ௜Ψᤉނր᫂͘͘ H. E. Liu Qibao ʺߣᮻ Secretary of the CPC Guangxi H. E. Wan Jifei Committee and Chairman of Chairman of the Organizing Guangxi People’s Congress, Committee of CABIS and CCPIT China úˌᄪ׸Ҭˁઆᠫ࢏͘˟ᮥ֗ำүڎ˗ኄʼࡓ Theme and Main Events of the 3rd CABIS ௑NjNjᫎὉࣲథெ Time: October 31, 2006 ˟NjNjᮥὉСՏᄊᭊ᜶ἻСՏᄊళ౏ Theme: One Need, One Future úˌᄪᒭႀ᠟௜ӝઆ Topic 1: Improving Investment Environment and Stimulatingڎ˗Ἳ଎үܒᮥʷὉஈؓઆᠫဗ˄ Two-way Flow of Investment within the CAFTA ᠫᄊԥՔืү Topic 2: Construction of the CAFTA —Opportunity and Challenge úˌᄪᒭႀ᠟௜ӝथ᝺úú఻᥅ˁ્੍ڎ˗ᮥ̄Ὁ˄ Main Events: dž Opening Ceremony ˟ᮥำүὉdžन࣫र dž Dialogue with State Leaders I džᮗ࠮̡˄ᮥࠫភʷ dž Dialogue with State Leaders II dž ᮗ࠮̡˄ᮥࠫភ̄ dž Closing Ceremony dž᫇࣫र úˌᄪ׸Ҭˁઆᠫ࢏͘˟᜶ੇ౧ڎ˗ኄʼࡓ न࣫रʽԧ᛫ᮥ˞ǒСՏ៨иፃ᠟ՌͻᄊழኽቦǓᄊ˟௉໦ᝯἻଢѣ̋གथᝬὉʷ௧ᤉʷ൦ੱܸ᠟ښҬᬓ঴ေພࠒࠃڎڎ˗ úˌᄪᒭႀ᠟௜ӝἻ̋௧ሷ൦଎ᤉڎ˗௧ұҧथ᝺ᰴ᠏᧚ᄊپ௜᜻വἻ̄௧ሥౝງӑઆᠫՌͻἻʼ௧ˀலଢᰴፃเ੿షՌͻඵࣱἻ ˁˌᄪፃ᠟Ռͻᄊʷڎ˗˞஋ऊ൤रଢѣ࠲ሥౝଊᝧन࡙ฅӒᦊາፃเՌͻᄊԻᛡভἻΎ൓ӝ۫ፃเՌͻੇڎ˗൓ӝ۫नԧՌͻǍ ˔ழ̝གǍ ፉþСՏᄊᭊ᜶ἻСՏᄊళ౏ÿ˟ᮥԧ᛫ᝯភǍڊन࣫रʽښᖧ॥ࠖ঴ፒᬁᎭጞ ˗ր᫂͘͘ʺߣᮻ̽᛫ނᬅ᠟௜Ψᤉڎڎ˗न࣫रʽᒱൔᤁᣯǍښ͘˟͊Ѷ݉ᗁނᝮnj̡ܸ࣢˺ނᒭ෵ӝЗீܥࣹ᜵ڎ˗ úˌᄪ׸Ҭˁઆᠫ࢏͘˟ેन࣫रǍڎ దᬍНڄࣹ᜵кۖᬷڎ˗ᗉ̃᫂Ѷභݞnjڄˡҩᮗ࠮̡˄ᮥࠫភʷǍ፵ႅ঴ေ೘ພἻˌᄪࢺ׸ᐏՌ঴͘˟ࣞᖼଢἻழ࣏మᬷ ᬅ׸͘Ҟ᫂͘Ѷঃһԧ᛫໦ᝯǍڎՃᗉ̃᫂njࣹ᜵ ᤉѣ԰ᩐᛡᗉ̃᫂njᛡ᫂ౄᔪڎ˗ Ӄڎˡҩᮗ࠮̡˄ᮥࠫភ̄Ǎᯱ౏᜵̎঴ေࣅ᣺፥njᏥ૑঴ေฉ౛Ἳʽ๒࣊࣢ҬҞ࣊᫂с Ҟᗉ̃᫂ౄፁᇷԧ᛫໦ᝯǍڄ൤ܸᬷڎࠒࢺ׸͘Ҟ᫂͘෢ᡊnjฑ˗׸Ҭր͘˟ࣞnjฑڎ៮nj஡ᖈ ր᫂͘͘ʺߣނᬅ᠟௜Ψᤉڎڎ˗͘˟͊njނúˌᄪ׸Ҭˁઆᠫ࢏͘ጸڎ˗ ׸ҬᦊҞᦊ᫂ᰴᘺۢڎ˗ᡕӯ᠟௜ᦊᦊ᫂सऑᤥnj ᫇ښᒭ෵ӝ̡ඟ஋ऊҞ˟ࣞౄ᧛ொீܥࣹ᜵ڎ˗ր͘˟ࣞጢᣝ်njނڎ˗ᮻnj፵ႅࢺ׸͘ᐏՌ͘Ҟ᫂͘լ௕ພnjӿएࡉ᜵̎ࢺ׸͘ᯞ ࣫रʽԧ᛫ᝯភǍ úˌᄪࢺ׸ႍТ̆ҫঌ̉ѾՌͻᄊСՏᛡүᝠѳǓǍڎ˗ᄪࢺ׸ႍኤᎸǒˌ֗ڎ˗ Achievements of the 3rd CABIS 1. H. E. Wen Jiabao, Premier of China delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony on “Work Together to Usher in a New Era of China-ASEAN Economic and Trade Cooperation” and puts forward 5 proposals: (1) to further expand trade, (2) to deepen cooperation in investment, (3) to upgrade economic and technological cooperation, (4) to work to build a high standard CAFTA, (5) to steadily advance the sub-regional cooperation between China and ASEAN. The Chinese government officially puts forward that it will actively explore the feasibility of conducting the Pan-Beibu Gulf cooperation so as to make sub-regional economic cooperation become a new highlight in the China-ASEAN trade and economic cooperation. 2. Madame Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines delivers a speech on “One Need, One Future” at the opening ceremony. 3. H. E. Liu Qibao, Secretary of the CPC Guangxi Committee and Chairman of Guangxi People’s Congress, China gives welcome remarks at the opening ceremony. On behalf of CABIS, H. E. Wan Jifei, Chairman of CCPIT chairs the opening ceremony. 4. At the Dialogue with State Leaders I, H. E. Soe Win, Prime Minister of Myanmar, Mr. Santi Vilassakdanont, President of the ASEAN Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Liu Yonghao, President of New Hope Group of China, Mr. Liu Zhiyong, Deputy President of Guangxi Chamber of International Commerce and Board Chairman of Guangxi State Farms Group Co., Ltd. of China make speeches. 5. At the Dialogue with State Leaders II, H. E. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia, H. E. Bouasone Bouphavanh, Prime Minister of Laos, Mr. Feng Guoqin, Executive Vice Mayor of Shanghai , China, Mr. Li Ruogu, Chairman & President of Export-Import Bank of China, Dr. Hj Mohd Shah, Vice President of NCCIBD and Mr. Thanakorn Seriburi, Chairman of Thailand-China Business Council and Vice Chairman of Chia Tai Group make speeches. 6. H. E. Truong Dinh Tuyen, Minister of Commerce of Vietnam, H. E. Gao Hucheng, Vice Minister of Commerce of China, H. E. Wan Jifei, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of CABIS and CCPIT, Mr. U Aung Lwin, Vice President of UMFCCI, Mr. Kiki Barki, Chairman of KIKT and H. E. Li Jinzao, Vice Governor of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, deliver speeches at the closing ceremony. 7. “Joint Action Plan for Facilitating Reciprocity and Mutual Benefits between the China-ASEAN Business Communities” is signed. .
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