泰国将成为东盟的投资枢纽

 　　BANGKOK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua)-- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Thursday that Thailand is committed to further strengthening the strategic partnership¹ between China and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).

　　In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Yingluck expressed her satisfaction over the decade-long cooperation between China and ASEAN under the framework of strategic partnership, which has brought peace and prosperity for both sides.

　　She pledged that Thailand would give full play to its role as country coordinator² between China and ASEAN by working with"hard effort"and on the principle of trust to cement the strategic partnership between the two sides.

　　According to the prime minister, the trade volume between China and ASEAN, which currently stands at about 300 billion U.S. dollars, could reach 500 billion U.S. dollars in 2015 when the bloc's 10 economies integrate under one roof, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

　　Speaking highly of the time-honored China-Thailand ties, Yingluck underlined the importance of people-to-people exchanges between the two nations, especially in the form of tourism.

　　Yingluck cited with great interest"Lost in Thailand", a Chinese hit comedy in the kingdom, as a good channel to connect the two peoples. She said Thailand, a country full of natural wonders and cultural heritages, hopes to increase tourism exchanges with China. "I would like to thank all the Chinese tourists to Thailand. All Thais welcome the Chinese people coming to Thailand because we have been close to each other for a long time,"she said.

　　Speaking of her upcoming trip to the 10th China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning in early September, Yingluck said the event would provide a great opportunity for both Chinese and ASEAN investors³ to exhibit and promote their products and seek business opportunities.

1 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

2 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

3 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会