大家好，很高興參加今天的活動。首先，我代表中國商務(wù)部及王文濤部長，對本次活動的舉行，表示衷心祝賀，向各位嘉賓表示誠摯問候！

美國中國總商會已成為中美兩國的橋梁和紐帶，芝加哥分會積極開展活動，包括已舉辦5屆年會，有力促進(jìn)美國中西部地區(qū)與中國的經(jīng)貿(mào)往來。

中西部地區(qū)在中美經(jīng)貿(mào)關(guān)系發(fā)展中占據(jù)重要地位。當(dāng)?shù)卣凸ど探绶e極支持對華經(jīng)貿(mào)合作，芝加哥市、艾奧瓦州和密歇根州還與中國多個省市建立“貿(mào)易投資合作聯(lián)合工作組”，促進(jìn)了雙方人員往來和貿(mào)易投資。

中美經(jīng)貿(mào)關(guān)系的本質(zhì)是互利共贏。建交40多年來，兩國貿(mào)易增長200多倍。2020年，中美貿(mào)易達(dá)到7000億美元，雙向投資存量超過2500億美元，為兩國都創(chuàng)造了數(shù)以百萬計的就業(yè)崗位。

中美貿(mào)易在逆境中展現(xiàn)韌性。2020年，在疫情和經(jīng)貿(mào)摩擦的雙重壓力下，中美貨物貿(mào)易仍實現(xiàn)8.3%的增長。美國對中國以外國家出口下降15%，對華出口則增長17.1%。今年1至9月，中美貨物貿(mào)易比去年同期又增長35.4%。

中美相互投資潛力巨大。聯(lián)合國貿(mào)發(fā)會議報告顯示，2020年，全球外國直接投資大幅下降42%，但對華投資仍增長4%。美中貿(mào)委會今年調(diào)查顯示，95%的受訪企業(yè)過去一年在華實現(xiàn)盈利，74%認(rèn)為中國仍是首要市場。美國也是中國企業(yè)的重要投資目的地。目前在美國的中資企業(yè)有7000多家，雇用當(dāng)?shù)貑T工超過22萬人。我們愿意繼續(xù)支持中國企業(yè)加大對美投資，實現(xiàn)互利共贏。

也要看到，中美經(jīng)貿(mào)關(guān)系仍面臨嚴(yán)峻挑戰(zhàn)。雙邊貿(mào)易尚未回到歷史最好水平。美國機構(gòu)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，對中國產(chǎn)品的301關(guān)稅，使美國上市公司市值損失3.3萬億美元、就業(yè)崗位流失30萬個，每個美國家庭平均增加開支800多美元。

習(xí)近平主席多次強調(diào)，中美合則兩利，斗則俱傷，合作是兩國唯一正確的選擇。當(dāng)前，疫情仍在肆虐，經(jīng)濟復(fù)蘇脆弱，全球性挑戰(zhàn)層出不窮，世界需要團結(jié)合作。中國正在構(gòu)建新發(fā)展格局，推進(jìn)高水平對外開放，優(yōu)化營商環(huán)境，推動實現(xiàn)高質(zhì)量發(fā)展。美國經(jīng)濟也走在復(fù)蘇征途。這都為雙方擴大合作提供有利條件和新的機遇。

中美省州經(jīng)貿(mào)合作大有可為。中國商務(wù)部今年舉辦了兩場研討會，探討中美在綠色低碳等領(lǐng)域的合作前景。俄亥俄州德瓦恩州長、芝加哥市萊特福特市長，以及加州、紐約州、華盛頓州、北卡羅來納州等十多個州、市政府領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人發(fā)表視頻致辭。除現(xiàn)場參會的400多人外，通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)平臺觀看直播的觀眾超過1900萬人次！這充分說明中美經(jīng)貿(mào)合作深得人心，也大有前途。

最后，希望大家攜起手來，抓住機遇，以合作促共贏。預(yù)祝本次活動取得圓滿成功。謝謝大家。

【英文譯文供參考】

Good?morning?and?good?evening.?It?gives?me?great?pleasure?to?attend?today’s?event.?At?the?outset,?on?behalf?of?the?Ministry?of?Commerce?of?China?and?Minister?Wang?Wentao,?I?wish?to?extend?sincere?congratulations?on?the?convening?of?this?event?and?heartfelt?greetings?to?you?all.?

The?China?General?Chamber?of?Commerce-USA?has?become?a?bridge?and?bond?between?China?and?the?US.?CGCC?Chicago?has?actively?organized?events,?including?five?annual?galas,?boosting?economic?and?trade?exchanges?between?the?Midwest?and?China.?

The?Midwest?plays?a?major?part?in?the?development?of?China-US?commercial?ties.?Local?governments?and?business?communities?vigorously?support?trade?and?economic?cooperation?with?China.?The?City?of?Chicago,?the?State?of?Iowa?and?the?State?of?Michigan?have?set?up?joint?working?groups?on?trade?and?investment?cooperation?with?multiple?Chinese?provinces?and?cities,?which?facilitate?people-to-people?exchanges?and?trade?and?investment?between?the?two?sides.

China-US?economic?and?trade?ties?are?mutually-beneficial?in?nature.?Over?the?past?40?plus?years?since?our?two?countries?established?diplomatic?ties,?bilateral?trade?has?grown?by?over?200?times.?In?2020,?China-US?trade?amounted?to?USD700?billion,?and?two-way?investment?stock?exceeded?USD250?billion,?creating?millions?of?jobs?for?both?sides.?

China-US?trade?shows?resilience?under?adversity.?In?2020,?despite?the?COVID-19?pandemic?and?the?trade?frictions,?China-US?trade?in?goods?still?enjoyed?a?growth?rate?of?8.3%.?US?exports?to?the?world?excluding?China?dropped?by?15%,?while?its?exports?to?China?increased?by?17.1%.?From?January?to?September?this?year,?bilateral?trade?in?goods?grew?by?35.4%?year-on-year.

China?and?the?US?enjoy?huge?potentials?in?two-way?investment.?A?report?by?UNCTAD?indicates?that?in?2020,?global?FDI?plunged?by?42%,?while?investment?in?China?realized?a?positive?growth?of?4%.?A?US-China?Business?Council?survey?finds?that?95%?of?the?respondent?companies?made?profits?in?China?last?year,?and?74%?continued?to?regard?China?as?a?major?market.?The?US?is?also?an?important?investment?destination?for?Chinese?enterprises.?There?are?more?than?7,000?Chinese-invested?enterprises?in?the?US,?hiring?over?220,000?local?employees.?We?are?willing?to?encourage?Chinese?enterprises?to?invest?more?in?the?US?for?win-win?results.

Meanwhile,?it?should?be?recognized?that?China-US?economic?and?trade?relations?still?face?grim?challenges.?Bilateral?trade?has?not?yet?rebounded?back?to?the?historical?high.?Research?by?an?American?institute?shows?that?301?duties?imposed?on?Chinese?products?took?USD3.3?trillion?away?from?the?total?market?capitalization?of?US?listed?companies,?caused?a?loss?of?300,000?jobs,?and?cost?American?households?an?extra?expenditure?of?over?USD800?each?on?average.

President?Xi?Jinping?has?stressed?on?multiple?occasions?that?China?and?the?US?stand?to?gain?from?cooperation?and?lose?from?confrontation,?and?cooperation?is?the?only?right?choice?for?both?countries.?At?present,?with?the?virus?still?rampant,?economic?recovery?fragile?and?global?challenges?emerging?one?after?another,?the?world?needs?solidarity?and?cooperation.?China?is?working?to?foster?a?new?development?paradigm,?pursue?opening?up?at?a?higher?level?and?optimize?its?business?environment?to?achieve?high-quality?development.?In?the?meantime,?the?US?is?embarking?on?economic?recovery.?All?these?have?created?an?enabling?environment?and?new?opportunities?for?us?to?expand?cooperation.

Much?can?be?achieved?in?China-US?subnational?commercial?cooperation.?MOFCOM?held?two?seminars?this?year?to?explore?the?prospects?of?China-US?cooperation?in?such?areas?as?green?and?low-carbon?development.?Ohio?Governor?Mike?DeWine?and?Chicago?Mayor?Lori?Lightfoot,?together?with?over?ten?governors?and?mayors?from?states?and?cities?including?California,?New?York,?Washington,?and?North?Carolina?delivered?remarks?via?video?link.?Over?400?people?attended?in?person,?joined?by?over?19?million?live?viewers?on?virtual?platforms.?It?speaks?volumes?about?people’s?strong?wish?for?and?the?enormous?potentials?of?China-US?trade?and?economic?cooperation.?

In?closing,?let?us?join?hands?and?seize?the?opportunity?to?push?for?win-win?cooperation.?I?wish?the?Gala?and?Summit?every?success.?Thank?you.