Chinese minister to ASEAN<\/p>\n
BEIJING (AFP): Chinese Foreign Trade Minister Wu Yi, who will
\nattend the APEC trade ministers meeting in Jakarta on Thursday,
\nwill make official visits to the Philippines and Malaysia, Xinhua
\nsaid yesterday.<\/p>\n
It will be Wu's first visit to any of the three countries
\nsince she was appointed foreign trade minister a year ago.<\/p>\n
Indonesia is China's second largest trading partner in the
\nAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with bilateral
\ntrade posting a record US$21.4 billion last year.<\/p>\n
Sino-Malaysian trade hit $1.8 billion last year, a rise of 21
\npercent from 1992, while trade with the Philippines totaled a
\nrecord $495 million in 1993.<\/p>\n
According to Chinese officials quoted by the official news
\nagency, China and all three countries complement each other
\neconomically and great potential exists for furthering bilateral
\ntrade and economic cooperation.<\/p>\n
Wu is scheduled to arrive in Jakarta Oct. 6 at the head of a
\nChinese delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
\nOrganization (APEC) trade ministers' meeting, which is expected
\nto focus on the agreement reached during the Uruguay round of
\nGATT talks and issues related to regional free trade.<\/p>",
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