guangzhou acts as an important window for china's reform and opening-up to the outside world. in recent years, the economic and trade relation between guangzhou and south africa has realized high-speed development. in xx, the trade volume of import and export between guangzhou and south africa reached 1.442 billion u.s dollars, a year-to-year increase of 68.1%. among them, the total volume of commodities exported to south africa from guangzhou was 306 million u.s dollars, a year-to-year increase of 33.3%; the total volume of commodities imported to guangzhou from south africa was 1.136 billion u.s dollars, a year-to-year increase of 80.8%. thus it can be seen that the economic and trade cooperation between both sides not only is highly successful, but also is a new model in which mutual benefit and win-win situation are realized under the background of economic globalization!
女士们,先生们,朋友们,
dear friends, ladies and gentlemen,
我们此次访问南非,是为增进相互了解而来,是为增进双方友谊而来,是为扩大经贸合作而来。我们热忱欢迎南非的广大朋友,到广州旅游观光、考察投资、开展贸易,去感受广州市民的热情与友好,去感受广州经济的生机与活力,去感受广州城市的变迁与魅力。
the goals for our visit to south africa are to deepen the mutual understanding, strengthen the friendship and promote the economic and trade cooperation between both sides. we warmly welcome friends from south africa to go to guangzhou for tour, sightseeing, market survey, investment and trade. if you go to guangzhou, you will receive enthusiastic greetings and friendships from citizens of guangzhou, sense the vitality and energy of its economy and experience the change and fascination of the city.
——广州历史悠久,商贸发达。广州是一座有着2220多年悠久历史的文化名城,是中国古代“海上丝绸之路”的始发港, 1000多年前已进入世界重要港口行列。举世闻名的中国第一展—“中国进出口商品交易会”(“广交会”)就在广州举行,目前已成功举办109届。去年被《福布斯》评为“xx年中国大陆最佳商业城市”。目前,广州正致力于拓展国际商贸合作,加快推进国际商贸中心建设。
---guangzhou boasts long history and sophisticated business and trade. guangzhou is a famous historical and cultural city with over 2,220 years of history. it was the