I-Asean isenguzakwethu omkhulu wezohwebo waseChina.Ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalombili zokuqala zalo nyaka, ukuhwebelana phakathi kweChina ne-ASEAN kugcine ukukhula, kwafinyelela ku-$627.58 billion, kwakhuphuka ngamaphesenti angu-13.3 unyaka nonyaka.Phakathi kwazo, ukuthunyelwa kweChina ku-ASEAN kwafinyelela ku-$364.08 billion, kwakhuphuka ngo-19.4% unyaka nonyaka;Ukungeniswa kweChina okuvela e-ASEAN kufinyelele ku-$263.5 billion, kwenyuke ngo-5.8% unyaka nonyaka.Ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalombili zokuqala, ukuhwebelana kweChina ne-Asean kube ngamaphesenti ayi-15 yenani lohwebo lwangaphandle laseChina, uma kuqhathaniswa namaphesenti ayi-14,5 ngesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule.Kuyabonakala ukuthi njengoba i-RCEP iqhubeka nokukhipha izinzuzo zenqubomgomo, kuzoba namathuba amaningi kanye nomfutho omkhulu we-China ne-ASEAN wokujulisa ngokuphelele ukubambisana kwezomnotho nezohwebo.

Ngokuthuthukiswa okuqhubekayo kokukhululeka kwezohwebo nokwenza lula, ukuhwebelana ngemikhiqizo yezolimo phakathi kweChina ne-ASEAN kuyakhula.Izibalo zaphesheya kwezilwandle zibonisa ukuthi ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa zokuqala, iVietnam yathumela eChina imikhiqizo yasemanzini elinganiselwa ku-1 bhiliyoni amadola aseMelika, akhuphuke ngo-71% ​​unyaka nonyaka;Engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka, iThailand yathumela amathani ayizigidi eziyi-1.124 esithelo esisha e-China, okukhuphuke ngamaphesenti ayi-10 unyaka nonyaka.Futhi izinhlobonhlobo zohwebo lwezolimo nazo ziyanda.Kusukela ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, isithelo se-Vietnamese passion fruit kanye ne-durian kufakwe ohlwini lokungenisa lwaseChina.

Imishini nemishini isiphenduke indawo eshisayo ekukhuleni kohwebo phakathi kweChina ne-ASEAN.Ngokusimama kancane kancane komnotho we-ASEAN, isidingo semishini nemishini emakethe yaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia siyakhula.Ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa zokuqala zalo nyaka, imikhiqizo yemishini nekagesi yaseChina ikleliswe kuqala phakathi kwemikhiqizo efanayo engenisiwe evela e-Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam nakwamanye amazwe ase-ASEAN.

Okuphawulekayo ukuthi ukuqaliswa kwezivumelwano zokuhwebelana ngokukhululekile njenge-RCEP kufake umfutho onamandla ekusebenzisaneni kwezomnotho nezokuhwebelana kwe-China-Asean, okubonisa amathemba abanzi namandla angenamkhawulo ohwebo phakathi kwamazwe amabili.Womabili amazwe ase-China kanye ne-ASEAN angamalungu abalulekile e-RCEP, ibhulogi enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni yokuhweba.I-Cafta yaziwa njengensika ebalulekile yobudlelwano bethu, futhi lezi nkundla zinganikezelwa ekwakheni ubudlelwano obakhayo kanye nokuqinisa ukubambisana phakathi kweChina ne-ASEAN ukuze sakhe ikusasa elifanayo ndawonye.