中国—东盟中心出席第二届中国—东盟青年企业家论坛

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12月17～18日，第二届中国—东盟青年企业家论坛在柬埔寨暹粒举行。论坛以“驾驭科技创新、服务中小企业发展”为主题，来自中国和东盟国家的政府机关、中小企业、智库、商会、中国驻东盟使团等约150名代表参加。中国—东盟中心综合协调部主任汪红柳作为中心代表应邀出席，并同与会代表进行了广泛深入交流。

柬埔寨外交和国际合作部国务部长法里德、工业和手工业部国务部长索空、暹粒省副省长普拉迪、中国驻东盟使团参赞方冰在论坛开幕式上致辞，系统回顾了中国—东盟建立对话关系和战略伙伴关系以来在政治、经贸、人文等领域取得的广泛成就，高度评价中小企业为各自国家和地区发展作出的重要贡献，期待《东盟中小企业发展战略行动计划》等指导性文件推动地区中小企业更好适应国际竞争，实现可持续发展，有力促进中国—东盟友好与合作。

与会者一致认为，中国是东盟最重要和最务实的合作伙伴，为东盟发展和繁荣提供了切实助力。中国在科技创新方面取得的跨越式发展值得东盟中小企业借鉴。希望通过此次论坛，中国和东盟国家的青年企业家可以加强交流互动，扩大对科技创新的转化利用，深化对各自国家及中国—东盟框架下科技创业扶持政策的理解和实践。

中国—东盟中心代表受邀在论坛上多次发言，介绍中国中小企业发展现状、中方企业利用高科技的成功案例、中国与东盟国家在高科技领域合作的主要成果，对双方深化互利合作提出可操作建议，并表示，中心愿同各方面加强协作，提供平台，进一步推动本地区中小企业的合作共赢与发展。

ACC Attending the 2nd ASEAN-China Young Entrepreneur Forum

Written by ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) / Translated by Zhang Xiaoyan

With “Harnessing Technology and Innovation for Resilient SMEs Development”as the theme, the 2ndASEANChina Young Entrepreneur Forum held in Siem Reap,Cambodia on December 17-18,2018 was attended by some 150 representatives of government agencies, small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs), think tanks, chambers of commerce of China and the ASEAN countries, and Mission of China to ASEAN. As the representative of ASEAN-China Center (ACC),Wang Hongliu, Director of General Affairs and Coordination Division of ACC was also present at the forum, where she conducted extensive and in-depth exchanges with other attendees.

Representatives from Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,Cambodian Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts, Mission of China to ASEAN, and Siem Reap Province addressed the opening ceremony of the forum respectively. Their speeches thoroughly reviewed the extensive achievements made in politics, economy and trade,cultures and people-to-people exchanges since ASEAN and China established dialogue relationship and strategic partnership; sang highly of the important contribution made by SMEs to the development of respective country and region;looked forward to adapting the SMEs in the region to international competition guided by documents such asASEAN SMEs Development Strategy Action Planto achieve sustainable development and to promote the friendship and cooperation between ASEAN and China.

The attendees of the forum all agreed that China is the most important and most pragmatic partner to ASEAN, providing tangible support to the development and prosperity of ASEAN; that the fast growth of China in scientific and technological innovation sets a good example to SMEs of ASEAN;that the forum will enable young entrepreneurs of China and ASEAN to intensify exchanges, increase the commercialization of technological achievements, deepen understanding and practice of supportive policies of science and technological innovation of respective countries and under the China-ASEAN framework.

The representative of ACC was invited to deliver a number of speeches which were focused on the current situation of SMEs in China; successful cases of Chinese SMEs utilizing high technology;major achievements of China and the ASEAN countries in high technology cooperation; workable advices on deepened bilateral cooperation based on mutual benefits. She also said that ACC is willing to strengthen cooperation to provide platforms for furthering the win-win development of SMEs in the region.