中国国家主席习近平在博鳌讲话中总结过去40年中国改革开放的成功经验，同时分析当前国际社会面临的共同挑战，在这个基础上给大家指明未来前进的正确方向，那就是要平等合作、互利共赢，和平发展合作仍然是时代的主题。

习近平主席在讲话中还提出，中国将推出包括汽车关税在内的众多开放措施。我认为，不能片面简单地理解为这是针对中美贸易摩擦作出的回应。博鳌亚洲论坛不是专门针对中美贸易摩擦召开的，它是每年一次中国发出声音的一个国际舞台。习主席提出的众多措施，表明了中国进一步对外开放的政策，是对外释放的一个积极信号。

在中国与世界各国平等合作、互利共赢，以及和平发展合作仍是时代主题的基础上，中国要打造“人类命运共同体”，这是中国自身的需要。未来中国经济的可持续发展需要进一步扩大开放，深化改革，从过去40年的经验中也可以得出这个结论。未来中国的发展空间还很大，特别是市场空间很大，机会很多，中国希望与国际社会共同分享、共同发展、共同繁荣，而不是只顾自己发展。所以，中国利用这个机会亮明政府的立场，这是给国际社会释放一个积极的信号。中国一直是推动经济全球化的积极力量，也是维护国际社会和平稳定发展的基石。要让国际社会有信心，对中国未来有信心，对亚洲的发展有信心，对世界未来的发展有信心。

习主席讲话中提出的扩大开放和深化改革措施，是从一般意义上说的，是针对全世界的，但具体到中美之间的经贸合作，也是一个重要的积极的信号，它提供了一个缓解中美贸易不平衡问题的难得机会。

中美贸易不平衡问题由来已久，中美两国的经济发展差异性很大，在全球价值链、产业链分工体系当中位置也不同，现在已经形成了一种你中有我、我中有你的分工格局，不能简单地通过贸易摩擦、征收关税来解决这个复杂的问题。

譬如，中国放宽市场准入，这对美国来说肯定是个机会，因为在服务贸易方面美国对中国是顺差。美国在服务业特别是金融业方面还是有优势的。汽车行业、制造业的对外开放对美国来说也是机会，可以扩大美国对中国的出口，缩小美中之间的贸易逆差。

习主席讲话提到了投资环境的问题。中国鼓励外商投资参与中国经济建设，特别是到今年上半年中国要完成修订外商投资负面清单工作，全面落实准入型国民待遇加负面清单管理制度，这对于外商投资来说是一个好消息。过去这么多年，实际上中美之间相互直接投资规模是很小的，对此从美国自身的角度来看也要反思。它一方面阻止中国企业在美国投资，另一方面又对中国的市场视而不见，失去机会，而别的国家抓住了机会。比如像高科技产品，过去美国对中国的出口一直是设置限制的，结果日本、德国、法国、英国等其他国家的高科技产品大量出口到中国，它们分享到了中国发展的红利，而美国人失去了机会。这是美国应该反思的地方，它应该扩大对中国高科技产品的出口。

习主席讲话提到主动扩大进口，中国将主办每年一次的中国国际进口博览会，而且要大幅度降低进口产品的关税，还要加入WTO政府采购协定等等，这都是机会。显然，中国把这个机会告诉美国了，这对改善中美之间经贸不平衡问题显然是有益的，是治本之策。

习主席讲话还讲到知识产权保护，这也是创新驱动，是发挥创新对经济的推动作用。中国自身的经济发展有这个需要，国际社会也有这个客观要求。近年中国在这方面扎扎实实做了很多工作，比如重新组建国家知识产权局。习主席要求加大执法力度、提高违法成本、发挥法律威慑作用等等，这些都是有针对性的。随着知识产权保护工作进一步推进，创新驱动对经济的贡献作用会越来越强，对外商的吸引力也会越来越大。

In his speech at the Bo'ao Forum, President Xi Jinping reviewed the success story of China's reform and opening up in the past four decades, and explored common challenges faced by the world today. Peace and development remain the themes of the time, and the only way forward should be equal-footed cooperation for win-win outcomes.

President Xi Jinping reaffirmed in his speech that China will roll out more opening up measures such as lowering auto tariffs. Such measures should not be interpreted as a response to China-US trade friction, but part of China's efforts to make its voice heard globally in the form of an annual gathering. President Xi Jinping laid out further opening up measures, which serves to send a clear message to the world about where China is headed.

China stands for equal footed cooperation for win-win outcomes, so the world community can work together to build a community of shared future. This serves the interests of China, as the country will continue to open further and deepen reforms, guided by the experiences in the past four decades. Looking ahead, China holds great prospects in terms of its economic growth and market opportunities, and looks forward to sharing these benefits with the world, thus contributing to world development and prosperity. China stands for benefits for all. China has always been a positive force for globalization, and a major contributor to world peace and stability, and remains committed to shoring up global confidence in development.

President Xi Jinping laid out further measures for reform and opening up, which sends a positive message to the world, and offers a much welcomed opportunity to address the trade imbalance between China and the US.

The trade imbalance is rooted in the two economies' different stages of development and their distinct positions in the global industrial chain. For the same reason, the two economies have become inextricably interdependent, and their trade imbalance defies any simplistic solutions such as tariff hike or tit for tat trade retaliation.

When China further opens up, there will be abundant new opportunities for US businesses, especially in the trade of services, including financial services, where the US is already running a surplus. Other industries such as automobiles also offer new opportunities. When the US seizes these opportunities to export more to China, trade can become more balanced.

There are a few other points in President Xi Jinping's speech that offer great insight into the future landscape of China. He said China will continue to improve its business environment, and encourages foreign businesses to take part in its economic development. In the first half of this year, China will amend its negative list, and fully roll out the pre-establishment national treatment plus negative list system, which is encouraging for foreign businesses. While blaming China for the trade deficit, the US may well reflect on its own policies, where excessive restrictions on hi-tech exports to China cost US companies valuable business opportunities, which only ends up being taken by countries like Germany, France, and the UK.

China will import more from the world. The 2018 Import Expo will be held in China and it will be an annual event from this year on. Meanwhile, tariffs will be further lowered, and China is seeking to join the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement. As China strives to import more, the US stands to benefit from an improved trade relationship with it.

China places great importance on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection, which is a central task in an innovation-driven economy. It is not only a global aspiration, but something China wants to do on its own accord. China has been making unremitting efforts over the years to improve IPR protection, with the latest effort being the restructuring of the State Intellectual Property Office. Law enforcement will be further strengthened with punitive measures in place for violations. Only when intellectual property is well protected can an innovation driven economy be truly established and prosper, which will draw more foreign businesses to China.