Xu Chang'an, chairman of the Philippine-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that as a Filipino-Chinese businessman who has worked hard for decades, I, like all compatriots at home and abroad in China, pay close attention to the changes in the world and the fate of the ancestral (homeland) country.
Xu Changan pointed out that for China and Asia, 2022 is destined to be an extraordinary year. The RCEP, which will take effect on January 1, 2022, is of epoch-making significance.
Xu Chang'an said that looking back at the past, in 1991, China and ASEAN established dialogue relations; in 2001, China and ASEAN reached consensus; in 2010, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area was fully completed. From 1991 to 2021, a full thirty years, the world has witnessed another miracle of Asian economic development. In 2021, the trade volume between China and ASEAN will hit a record high. In 2022, with the official launch of RCEP, we have reason to believe that Asia will create another golden thirty years.
Xu Changan mentioned that on February 4, 2022, China will host the Winter Olympic Games for the first time, and Beijing will also become the first city in the world to host both the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games. I believe that China will, like in 2008, show confidence, vitality and hope to the world, while also ushering in a new round of development peaks. (Zhongxin Jingwei APP)