亚欧互联互通产业对话会

亚洲和欧洲地缘相连，属于同一大陆，古代的丝绸之路就是亚欧悠久互联互通历史的具体例证。互联互通是当前亚欧国家普遍关注的领域。在2012年第九届亚欧首脑会议上，亚欧会议成员领导人一致强调要通过互联互通建设推动区域经济一体化。2013年11月，中国外交部长王毅在出席第十一届亚欧外长会议时提出，将建设“丝绸之路经济带”与亚欧合作有机结合起来，推进新的区域一体化进程，建议亚欧智库与学者就此开展研究，为领导人决策提供有益的参考。2014年在意大利米兰举行的第十届亚欧首脑会议主席声明中指出：领导人强调亚欧互联互通对两地区经济繁荣与可持续发展，促进人员、货物、投资、能源、信息和知识无缝自由流通以及扩大机构联系的重要性。

2014年7月在上海举行了主题为互联互通的亚欧智库研讨会。会后发表的《主席声明》指出，互联互通为深化亚欧合作提供了新机遇，应作为优先领域纳入亚欧会议合作框架，并以此为突破口带动更广领域的亚欧务实合作，为亚欧会议注入新的活力；强调务实合作对推进互联互通至关重要，应鼓励亚欧会议成员就此提出可行性的合作路径加以落实，提高合作成效；应就有关合作加强成员间及次区域间的协调等。与会各方欢迎中方提出的“丝绸之路经济带”和“21世纪海上丝绸之路”倡议，支持东盟制订并落实《东盟互联互通总体规划》；认为上述倡议契合了亚欧互联互通的需要，有助于深化亚欧经贸合作，加强各成员及各次区域间的全方位联系；呼吁将上述倡议落到实处，造福亚欧人民。与会各方还就下步如何推进亚欧互联互通提出具体建议，包括重启亚欧经济部长会议、定期举办亚欧交通部长会议、更新并加强落实《贸易便利化行动计划》和《促进投资行动计划》、加大政府投入力度和鼓励私营部门参与、进一步发挥智库作用等。

随着亚欧间合作的深化以及共同利益的拓展，区域间货物、服务、资本与人员更加高效流动不仅是迫切需要，也已具备可能性。亚欧会议成员间加强互联互通，拓展合作领域、推进区域一体化的呼声日益增强。中国国务院总理李克强在第十届首脑会议上提出承办亚欧互联互通产业对话会倡议，受到亚欧各方欢迎。

亚欧互联互通产业对话会于2015年5月27日至28日在重庆举办，会议以“创新引领行动，推进亚欧互联互通”为主题，旨在为亚欧会议官、产、学、研各界代表共商推进亚欧互联互通大计提供平台，就亚欧互联互通的机遇与挑战、推进方式、投融资模式等问题进行深入探讨并提出建议。具体议题包括亚欧互联互通新机遇与产业合作未来、以重点领域合作提升区域联通水平、推进互联互通中贸易投资和金融合作创新、打造各界共同参与合作的新格局和探索亚欧互联互通未来发展之路。

ASEM Industry Dialogue on Connectivity

Asia and Europe are geopolitically linked and located in the same continental plate.The ancient Silk Road is the specific example for their long-standing connectivity history.The universal concerned field of Asian and European countries is connectivity.At the 9th ASEM Summit held in 2012,the leaders of ASEM members emphasized the promotion of regional economic integration via construction of connectivity.In November 2013,Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed at the 11th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting that the construction of "Silk Road Economic Belt" and ASIA-Europe cooperation should be properly combined to promote new regional integration process and suggested that the Asia-Europe think tank and scholars conduct relevant study to provide useful reference for decision-making of the leaders.It was stated in the Chairman’s Statement at the 10th ASEM Summit held in Milan,Italy,2014 that the leaders should emphasize the importance of Asia-Europe connectivity in driving the economic prosperity and sustainable development of two regions,promoting seamless free circulation of personnel,goods,investment,energy,information and knowledge and increasing institutional links.

In July 2014,the Asia-Europe Think-Tank Seminar on connectivity was held in Shanghai.The Chairman’s Statement released after the Seminar pointed out that the connectivity provides new chance to deepen Asia-Europe cooperation and shall be included as a priority field into ASEM cooperation framework to drive,with this as breakthrough,Asia-Europe pragmatic cooperation in a broader field and to inject new vitality to ASEM and emphasized that pragmatic cooperation is of great importance to promote connectivity and ASEM members shall be encouraged to put forward and implement feasible cooperative routes so as to improve cooperation effectiveness and that the coordination among members and subregions related to cooperation shall be strengthened.The participants welcome the initiatives of "Silk Road Economic Belt" and "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" proposed by China and support ASEAN in the formulation and implementation of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity.They think that the above mentioned initiatives suit the need of Asia-Europe connectivity and can help deepen Asia-Europe economic and trade cooperation and enhance overall relations between members and between subregions.Therefore,it calls that the said initiatives are implemented to benefit the Asian-European people.Furthermore,the participants also made such concrete suggestions on how to advance Asia –Europe connectivity as re-initiation of ASEM Economic Ministers' Meeting,regular holding of ASEM Transport Ministers' Meeting,upgrade and implementation of Trade Facilitation Action Plan and Investment Promotion Action Plan,increased investment of government and encouraged participation of private sector,and bigger role of think tank.

With the deepening of Asia-Europe cooperation and the expansion of common interest,it is not only urgent but also possible for more efficient circulation of goods,service,capital and personnel between regions.It is increasingly urgent for ASEM members to enhance connectivity,expand cooperation fields and boost regional integration.At the 10th ASEM Submit,an initiative on undertaking ASEM Industry Dialogue on Connectivity was proposed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and welcomed by all the members.

On May 27 - 28,2015,ASEM Industry Dialogue on Connectivity will be held in Chongqing and themed "Advancing Asia-Europe Connectivity through Innovation".This Dialogue aim at providing a platform for the representatives of the government,the industry,the academia,the research circles to jointly explore and promote Asia-Europe connectivity plans and to make indepth exploration of and suggestions on such issues as opportunities and challenges,promotion mode,and investment ＆ financing modes related to Asia-Europe connectivity.The concrete issues under discussion will include new opportunities created by Asia-Europe connectivity and future of industry cooperation,promotion of regional connectivity level by way of cooperation in key fields,promotion of trade investment and financial cooperation innovation in connectivity,establishment of new pattern featuring mutual participation and cooperation of all circles,exploration of future development road for Asia-Europe connectivity.