1、1马来西亚驻华使馆公使衔参赞郑丽蕾的发言（摘录）马来西亚是一个小国,占地 336,700 平方公里,人口 2,500 万虽然是个小国,但马来西亚的国际贸易在其国内生产总值中占很高的百分比2004 年,国际贸易在本国国内生产总值中所占的百分比大于 19.3%,1996 年为 15.5%国际贸易对该国日益重要,这也体现在商品贸易总额的增加上,商品贸易总额从 1996 年的 1,038 亿美元增加到了 2004 年的 2,315 亿美元2003 年,马来西亚是世界第 18 大主要出口国,第 20 大主要进口国 贸易自由化将使所有的中国-东盟自由贸易区参与国皆受益,其中,中国和东盟的双边贸易将有望达到
2、 1.2 万亿美元,以满足 17 亿人民构成的共同市场需要,双方的 GDP 总额将达到 1.5 万亿至 2 万亿美元总之,中国-东盟自由贸易区会增加双方的互补性,会使双方皆受益,具体受益情况如下所示: 中国的进步应当被私有部门看作是一种机遇,以合作互惠,特别是增加贸易和投资交叉流动; 东盟公司,以其现有的商业网络基础设施应当能够在中国的市场开放行为中对中国起补充作用 东盟公司能够与他们的中国伙伴合作,合作的领域涉及保健相关的服务业教育旅游经销零售电信以及信息和通信技术(ICT); 2具体就马来西亚而言: 东盟国家特别是马来西亚有已经证明的记录,是全球市场的可靠而有效的制造生产者因此,中国企业能
3、够以马来西亚为投资平台基础,以在东盟市场和更广大的亚洲地区市场进行投资;而且对马来西亚服务提供商而言,在中国市场以及其它东盟成员国市场中都存在市场机遇,在所涉及的领域中,马来西亚都具有专门技术和经验,例如供水系统废物处理环境管理以及职业和商业服务 现在,请允许我简短介绍一下马来西亚与中国的双边关系和经济合作情况马来西亚和中国 30 年前建立外交关系在过去的岁月里,两国在各领域的双边合作都变得越来越强大,特别在贸易投资和经济领域在贸易前沿地带,根据马来西亚的统计数字,对中国的双边贸易额从 1995 年的 24 亿美元增长到了 2004 年的 188 亿美元,增加了 8 倍中国已经从 1995 年
4、马来西亚的第 9 大贸易伙伴上升至2004 年的第 4 大贸易伙伴 在双边投资方面,马来西亚公司从 20 世纪 90 年代起就一直在中国投资根据中国商务部的数字,到 2004 年末,马来西亚在中国已实现的投资总额达到了 24 亿美元2004 年,马来西亚是中国的第 15 大外来投资伙伴中国的不断开放使更多的外商能够参与进来,商机在日益增加,因而有更多的马来西亚公司正看好中国,期待与中国企业进行可能的投资合作另一方面,中国公司也发现马来西亚是一个可获益的投资场所2000 年至 2004 年期间,中国在马来西亚制造业中为第 8 大投资国,投资 64 个项目,投资总额 9.068 万美元 3中国有“
5、走出去”的政策,因此马来西亚想鼓励和希望有能力的中国企业将马来西亚看作他们进行海外投资的一个场所,因为过去的事实证明,我们是全球市场中实现互惠目的可靠而有效的制造生产商 Malaysia is a small country with an area of 336,700 square kilometers and a population of 25 million.Though it is a small country, international trade constitutes a high percentage of its Gross Domestic Product or G
6、DP.In 2004, international trade constituted for more than 19.3% of the countrys GDP, compared to 15.5% in 1996.The increasing importance of international trade to the country is also evidenced from the growth in total merchandise trade, which has grown from US$103.8 billion in 1996 to US$231.5 billi
7、on in 2004.In 2003, Malaysia was ranked the 18th leading exporter and 20th leading importer in the world. This is mainly due to the ability of the Malaysian business community to compete for the increasing market opportunities as a result of the global liberalization process and the government pragm
8、atic policies. Trade liberalization would benefit all China-ASEAN FTA participating countries of which the two way trade between China and ASEAN is expected to reach US$1.2 trillion to cater 4for the combined market size of 1.7 billion people and combined GDP of US$1.5 to 2 trillion. In general, ben
9、efits from complementarities derived from China-ASEAN FTA can be summarized as follows: Chinas progress should be seen as an opportunity by the private sector, to cooperate for mutual benefits, especially to increase trade and investment cross flows; ASEAN companies with their existing infrastructur
10、e of business networks should be able to complement China, in its market opening exercises; ASEAN companies could collaborate with their Chinese counterparts, in areas such as healthcare-related services, education, tourism, franchising, retail, telecommunications and information and communication t
11、echnology (ICT); With particular reference to Malaysia: - ASEAN countries especially Malaysia, has a proven track record asreliable and efficient manufacturing producers, for the global market.Thus Chinese enterprises could invest in Malaysia as a platformbased for the ASEAN market and bigger region
12、al Asian market; and there is market opportunity in the Chinese market and markets in other ASEAN member countries for Malaysian service providers in areas where Malaysian have 5expertise and experience such as water supply, waste disposal, environment management and professional and business servic
13、es. Now, allow me to touch briefly on the bilateral relations and economic cooperation between Malaysia and China.Malaysia and China established diplomatic relations three decade ago.Over the years, bilateral cooperation grew from strength to strength in all sectors, particularly in trade, investmen
14、t and economic.On the trade front, based on Malaysia statistics, bilateral trade with China increased by 8-times from US$2.4 billion in 1995 to US$18.8 billion in 2004.China had moved up from being the 9th largest trading partner for Malaysia in 1995 to become its 4th largest trading partner in 2004
15、. On bilateral investment, Malaysian companies have been investing in China since 1990s.According to Ministry of Commerce, China, Malaysias cumulative realized investments in China as at the end of 2004 amounted to US2.4 billion. In 2004, Malaysia was the 15th largest foreign investor in China.With
16、the increased opportunities arising from the continued opening of China to foreign participation, more Malaysian companies are looking at China for possible investment cooperation with 6Chinese enterprises.On the other hand, Chinese companies are also finding Malaysia a profitable place to invest.Du
17、ring the period 2000 to 2004, China ranked as the 8th largest investor in the Malaysian manufacturing sector with a total investment of US$906.8 million in 64 projects. With Chinas policy ofGoing Out, Malaysia would like to encourage and urge capable Chinese enterprises to look at Malaysia as a location for their investment overseas as we have proven track record as reliable and efficient manufacturing producers, for the global market, for mutual benefits.
