A People's Daily Online Original Production | Producer: Li Zhenyu | Special Advisor: Shi Mingshen
A People's Daily Online Original Production | Producer: Li Zhenyu | Special Advisor: Shi Mingshen
As the APEC meetings begin, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat Alan Bollard joins our Elite Talk show to talk about China's APEC chairmanship, the hotly-discussed FTAAP, China's New Silk Road initiative and his interesting personal experience during his visits to China. Dr. Bollard thinks the notion of the "One Belt and One Road" is very much in line with APEC's initiatives for connectivity, and building the "Silk Road Economic Belt" will possibly create much demand for services in the region. [Full text] 
2014亚太经济合作组织(APEC)领导人会议周活动正在进行中。人民网《精英对话》节目日前对APEC秘书处执行主任艾伦·博拉尔德就“中国与APEC”、“亚太自贸区建设”、“新丝绸之路经济带建设”等热点问题进行了独家专访。博拉尔德在专访中表示，中国作为今年的APEC主席国为亚太地区的繁荣发展作出了很大贡献；同时，“一带一路”的战略构想与APEC所倡导的“加强互联互通伙伴关系”的精神高度契合，将为周边地区带来新的发展机遇。[全文]
Dr. Alan Bollard is the Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat based in Singapore, the body that promotes trade, investment and sustainable economic growth in the Asia-Pacific. Dr. Bollard advances APEC’s agenda by executing APEC’s work programmes as mandated by Leaders and Ministers.
Prior to joining APEC, Dr. Bollard was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand from 2002 to 2012. In that position, he was responsible for monetary policy and bank regulations, helping steer New Zealand through the global financial crisis.
From 1998 to 2002, Dr. Bollard was the Secretary to the New Zealand Treasury. As the government’s principal economic adviser, he managed the Crown’s finances and helped guide economic policy. He has served as New Zealand’s Alternate Governor to the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank. From 1994 to 2008, he was the Chairman of the New Zealand Commerce Commission. Prior to this from 1987 to 1994 he was Director of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.
Bollard: Within some of policies being worked out, China has been quite innovative in terms of looking for new drivers for growth. We know that, in the past, APEC growth was driven by strong trade growth. Since the global financial crisis, trade growth has slowed down so we’re looking for new growth drivers in the region; and China has made much contribution to this. [Read more]
博拉尔德：中国在寻找新的经济增长动力方面非常富有创新能力。自全球经济危机以来，贸易增速有所下降，因此我们一直在寻找亚太地区新的增长引擎，中国为此作出了很大的贡献。[详细]
Bollard: We know that the FTAAP is a long-term objective. It won’t suddenly reach FTAAP. But we do see that as being the big goal out into the future. Maybe TPP will be concluded this year, but it’s still not secure. I think the FTAAP is feasible, but it will take some time, and it will take a lot of commitment from leaders for us to get there. So, I think it is achievable, but it will be somewhere in the future. What is quite possible is that TPP and RCEP will both need to be concluded first. [Read more] 
博拉尔德：我们知道这是一个长期的目标。亚太自贸区的实现不可能一蹴而就。不过我们确实认为实现亚太自贸区是我们未来努力的大方向。或许TPP谈判年内能够达成协议，但仍存在变数。我认为亚太自贸区是可以实现的，但是在将来的某个时候。极有可能的是，TPP和RCEP的谈判将需要先于亚太自贸区的谈判达成协议。[详细]
Bollard: I think China’s New Silk Road Strategy is very much in line with APEC’s initiatives for connectivity. People are looking for new possible trade routes and if those across China can be competitive, then there will be a lot of demand for services in the region. [Read more]
博拉尔德：我认为中国建设“新丝绸之路”的倡议与APEC所倡导的“加强互联互通伙伴关系”的精神高度契合。现下，人们正在寻找新的可能的贸易路线，如果那些穿过中国的贸易路线能够比较有竞争力，那么这些地区将出现大量的对于服务的需求。[详细]
Bollard: Ok. This year I have come to China a dozen times for a lot of meetings. It’s been a very interesting experience. I had the chance to have meetings in a number of progressing cities, not just in Beijing and Shanghai, but in Xiamen, Ningbo, Macau and Qingdao. It’s been a very enriching experience — seeing more places in China and seeing the huge progress it has made on infrastructure investment. [Read more]
博拉尔德：今年我来中国差不多有十几次了，参加了很多场会议。中国之行非常有意思，给我留下了很好的印象。我得以有机会在多个发展水平不断提高的城市开会，不仅仅是在北京和上海，还有厦门、宁波、澳门和青岛。今年的中国之行非常充实，在中国走了更多的地方，也看到了中国在基础设施建设方面的巨大发展进步。[详细]
The Elite Talk show, an original production of People's Daily Online, is a bilingual multimedia talk program, where the biggest names in the global business community gather to discuss the latest trends in China's business and finance. The program's past guests include noted American business executive/Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, the 48th Prime Minister of Belgium/OECD Deputy Secretary-General Yves Leterme, U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce Francisco Sánchez and former U.S. Undersecretary of Treasury Timothy Adams, among others. Li Zhenyu is the producer and host. [Learn more]
