高虎城：中美贸易发展，使两国受益
美国 时间9月21日，《今日美国》(USA Today)刊登中国商务部部长 高虎城 署名文章“中美贸易发展，使两国受益”。全文如下：
中文译文如下：
中美贸易发展，使两国受益
中美建交36年来，双边经贸合作从无到有、从小到大。2014年双边货物贸易额5551亿美元，是建交时的近227倍。这也是中国经济与世界经济日益融合的缩影。
1979年中美建交三个小时后，可口可乐公司宣布进入中国。可口可乐给习惯喝茶的中国人带来了一种全新的体验，也让许多中国人第一次感受到品牌的价值和现代营销方式的冲击力。可口可乐逐步打开了中国市场，被中国消费者接受。此后30余年间，两国饮料生产企业在中国市场开展了广泛的合作和良性的竞争。
纺织品曾长期是中国对美出口的重要产品。中国纺织品出口经历了从布匹原料到服装成品、从地摊走上货架、从来料来样加工到设计品牌合作的发展历程。许多美国服装品牌在中国生产后返销美国，进入梅西百货等中高档商场。如今，GAP、耐克等品牌纷纷在中国开设连锁店。不少中国服装企业前往美国寻找设计理念，延揽设计人才。
知识产权 是中美在经贸合作中的一项重要关注。1992年，中美签署《知识产权保护谅解备忘录》，让许多中国人第一次意识到这种看不见、摸不着的东西是有价值的，需要被保护。中国专利申请量已跃居世界第一。尊重知识产权给双方带来巨大利益。
近年来，中国企业赴美投资增长迅速，出现了许多互利双赢的案例。万向集团在40多年间从一个农业机械小作坊，成长为大型企业，并从中国走向世界。进入美国市场以来，万向集团先后并购了20多家企业，挽救了10多个濒临破产的制造工厂，在美国的员工总数达12500人。如今，北美生产的每3辆车中就有1辆使用万向美国公司生产的零部件。
随着习主席这周访问美国，历史一再告诉我们，中美经贸合作的本质是互利共赢。回首30多年发展历程，双边贸易和投资为两国人民带来了实实在在的利益，两国都获得了很大的发展。
展望未来10年，双边贸易和双向投资可再翻一番，2024年双边贸易额有望超过1万亿美元。中美经贸合作发展的前景广阔，潜力巨大。
英文原文如下：
China-U.S. trade soars, benefitting both nations: Column
In the 36 years since China and the United States established diplomatic ties, China-U.S. commercial relations started from scratch and took off. Last year, bilateral trade in goods hit $555.1 billion, up 227-fold since diplomatic relations were forged and reflecting the integration of China’s economy with the world economy.
In fact, just three hours after China and the U.S. established diplomatic relations in 1979, Coca-Cola announced its entry into the Chinese market, bringing a whole new experience to tea-drinking Chinese consumers and introducing them to modern marketing based on the value of brand. Gradually breaking into the Chinese market, Coca-Cola won the hearts of Chinese consumers. In the following three decades, drink makers from the two countries have cooperated and competed extensively in the Chinese market.
Textiles used to be an important Chinese export to the U.S. From cloth to garments, from street vendors to shopping malls, from processing to design, China’s textile business has come a long way. Many U.S.-branded garments were made in China and exported to the U.S., where they found their way to fancy department stores such as Macy’s. Now, many brands like GAP and Nike are opening chain stores in China, while many Chinese clothing companies are attracted to the U.S. for design ideas and talents.
Intellectual property is a key concern in China-U.S. commercial cooperation. In 1992, China and the U.S. signed a memorandum of understanding on intellectual property rights, which helped many Chinese people recognize for the first time that this invisible and intangible thing needs to be valued and protected. Today China ranks the top globally in terms of the number of patent applications. Respecting intellectual property brings huge benefits to both sides.
In recent years, the number of Chinese enterprises investing in the U.S. has risen rapidly, while numerous cases attest to the mutual benefits. Over the last four decades, for example, Wanxiang Group has grown from a small workshop for agricultural machinery into a big business with global presence. Since its entry into the U.S. market, Wanxiang has successively acquired more than 20 companies and saved over 10 manufacturing factories that had been on the verge of bankruptcy. Altogether it hired 12,500 people in the U.S. Today, one out of every three cars produced in North America uses parts and components that are made by Wanxiang America Inc.
As President Xi Jinping visits the United States this week, history tells us that Sino-U.S. economic cooperation is win-win. For more than 30 years, our bilateral trade and investment has brought real benefits to our peoples and contributed to great development in both countries.
Looking ahead to the next decade, bilateral trade and investment may double again, and by 2024 the volume of bilateral trade is likely to exceed $1 trillion. China-U.S. commercial cooperation has broad prospects and enormous potential.
英文报道链接：
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/09/21/china-us-trade-soars-benefitting-nations-column/72586882/