中國—東盟共建21世紀(jì)海上絲綢之路聯(lián)合采訪活動圓滿結(jié)束

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中國—東盟共建21世紀(jì)海上絲綢之路聯(lián)合采訪活動圓滿結(jié)束

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2017年4月26日，由中國—東盟中心和中國國務(wù)院新聞辦聯(lián)合主辦，中國外文局、中國報(bào)道雜志社承辦的“中國—東盟共建21世紀(jì)海上絲綢之路聯(lián)合采訪活動”圓滿結(jié)束。

此次聯(lián)合采訪活動以中國中部地區(qū)的產(chǎn)業(yè)轉(zhuǎn)型與國際合作為主題，聚焦湖南和江西兩省的特色和優(yōu)勢產(chǎn)業(yè)、參與“一帶一路”建設(shè)取得的成果以及與東盟國家合作的前景。在為期10天的行程中，東盟10國17家媒體的20名記者和中國媒體一道，先后到訪湖南省長沙市、株洲市、湘潭市和江西省南昌市、九江市、景德鎮(zhèn)市、婺源縣等七個(gè)市（縣），分別與省市領(lǐng)導(dǎo)及相關(guān)部門負(fù)責(zé)人交流座談，參訪長株潭兩型試驗(yàn)區(qū)、三一集團(tuán)、湖南獵豹汽車、中車株洲電力機(jī)車有限公司、泰富重裝、小藍(lán)經(jīng)濟(jì)開發(fā)區(qū)、江鈴汽車、九江石化、正大飼料公司、景德鎮(zhèn)陶瓷工藝博物館等，實(shí)地考察了解當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)社會發(fā)展以及與東盟交流合作情況，體驗(yàn)當(dāng)?shù)鬲?dú)具特色的社會人文風(fēng)情。

采訪考察過程中，東盟各國記者認(rèn)真聽取相關(guān)方面的介紹，與當(dāng)?shù)毓賳T和企業(yè)界人士交流互動，結(jié)合各自國家的發(fā)展現(xiàn)狀和需求深入了解相關(guān)情況，并現(xiàn)場進(jìn)行節(jié)目錄制，利用網(wǎng)絡(luò)媒體及時(shí)報(bào)道。他們還接受中國媒體同行的采訪，暢談所感所想。東盟各國記者紛紛表示，此行加深了他們對中國特別是中部地區(qū)的了解，感受到中國中部地區(qū)蓬勃的發(fā)展活力，將向本國民眾如實(shí)介紹湖南和江西兩省相關(guān)情況，為中國—東盟關(guān)系發(fā)展貢獻(xiàn)自己的力量，希望今后還有機(jī)會參與此類活動。

中國—東盟中心秘書長楊秀萍、中國報(bào)道雜志社副總編輯趙珺、中心新聞公關(guān)部主任吳威德以及湖南省、江西省相關(guān)部門負(fù)責(zé)人陪同參訪。人民日報(bào)、新華社、中央電視臺、中央人民廣播電臺、中國國際廣播電臺、中國日報(bào)以及參訪省市的當(dāng)?shù)孛襟w隨團(tuán)采訪報(bào)道。

Chinese locomotive and railway equipment giant CRRC Zelc is to conduct a feasibility study into the investment potential of Cambodia to help improve the kingdom’s railway system while contributing to the Belt and Road Initiative.

CRRC’s vice president Zhang Liquiang said that as the company expands abroad, Southeast Asia will be a good frontier market.

Speaking in Changsha city in Hunan province, China, Mr. Zhang said that the company will conduct research about the Cambodian market for investment and business cooperation potential.

“Our company produces locomotives and constructs railways here in China,” he said.

“For the ASEAN market, we have already been to Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.”

“In Cambodia we will contact the relevant authorities to seek a possible study into the potential to enter the market,”he said.

“We don’t have any sales of our product in Cambodia yet.”“But, we do hope that in the next few years when we get more investment information, we will do business there.”

“ASEAN is our main market so we will go to all these countries because under the initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping over the 21stCentury Maritime Silk Road, there will be more connections among all countries in ASEAN and with others. We are part of that push,” said Mr. Zhang.

Alice Sheng, senior commercial manager of the overseas business division of CRRC, said that her company had already entered some ASEAN markets, and that she would visit Cambodia soon to get more investment information.

“I’m studying the market for the whole of Southeast Asia and next year we are going to research the market in Cambodia,” she said.

In 2015, China Railway International Group conducted a feasibility study to invest in railway-building in Cambodia after they met then Minister of Commerce Sun Chanthol who is currently Minister of Public Works and Transport.

In 2010, two Chinese owned-companies, Cambodia Iron & Steel Mining Industry Group and the China Railway Group, signed a joint venture worth US$ 9.6 billion to build a new railway line with 11 stations as well as an iron and steel factory in Preah Vihear province.

The companies, in a joint statement, said the railway will be 405 km long, stretching from the mining area of Preah Vihear province through the southern provinces of Kampong Thom, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu and f nally Koh Kong province. It will not connect to the existing lines of Toll Royal Railways.

The money will also cover the cost of a new port and a new bridge in Koh Kong.

The planned iron and steel plant in Preah Vihear will cost US$ 1.6 billion. But so far, no action has been taken over the project.

Chinese companies are also set to build a US$ 7 billion, 400 km high-speed rail link through neighboring Laos and are trying to win contracts to build new lines in Thailand.

· Source: Khmer Times

Railway Firm Eyes Cambodia

By ASEAN-China Centre (ACC)