The Southeast Asian Chinese economy is worth paying attention to

by changwenguang on 2008-05-12 10:46:18

In the process of economic globalization, especially with the establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, the influence of the Southeast Asian Chinese economy is becoming increasingly apparent. According to relevant statistics, among the approximately 30 million overseas Chinese and Chinese immigrants worldwide, more than 70% reside in ASEAN countries. The total scale of their economy is about 1.5 trillion US dollars. Relevant experts believe that the Southeast Asian Chinese economy is currently using the world market as a development space and taking the international industrial division trend as its driving force. It is increasingly expanding a more active open economic system, effectively promoting the development of the local economy. The vast majority of overseas Chinese and Chinese immigrants in Southeast Asia have acquired the nationality of their host countries and become citizens of their residing countries. While integrating into the local society, they maintain close ties with their ancestral homeland and have played an important role in promoting our country's economic construction and advancing friendly relations between their residing countries and ours.