Since 2000, bilateral trade between China and the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has grown tenfold, from $32 billion to $350 billion last year, and could reach $500 billion in 2015. As China has risen to become Southeast Asia’s largest trading partner, the US has slipped to fourth place, with only $206 billion in total trade with ASEAN last year.
以贸易为例。2000年以来，中国与东盟十国的双边贸易额从320亿美元跃升至去年的3，500亿美元，增长了10倍，2015年甚至可能达到5，000亿美元。随着中国上升至东南亚贸易伙伴的首位，美国却已滑落到第四，去年与东盟国家的贸易总额仅有2，060亿美元。