韓國財長對中國經濟表達信心

South Korea has voiced confidence in China’s economic outlook, with the new finance minister saying he does not expect any serious adverse impact on his country, which depends heavily on Chinese trade.

韓國表達了對中國經濟前景的信心，韓國新任財長柳一鎬(Yoo Il-ho)表示，他預計這不會對韓國造成嚴重負面影響，韓國嚴重依賴中國貿易。

Yoo Il-ho’s comments come as the world awaits China’s official 2015 economic growth figures on Tuesday, amid jitters about the extent of the country’s slowdown.

在柳一鎬發表上述言論之際，全球正等待中國週二公佈的2015年官方經濟增長數據，此際市場對中國的放緩程度感到擔憂。

“We would all agree that the Chinese economy is in the process of slowing down,” Mr Yoo, who took office this Month having served as a lawmaker for the ruling New Frontier party, told the Financial Times. But he endorsed Beijing’s predictions of a “soft landing”, saying Seoul expected China’s economy to grow between 6 per cent and 7 per cent this year.

柳一鎬告訴英國《金融時報》：“我們都認爲，中國經濟正處於放緩之中。”但他支持中國的“軟着陸”預期，他表示，韓國預測，中國經濟今年的增速將爲6%至7%。

Last year, South Korea’s sales to China fell 5.6 per cent, dragging on national growth, after surging for years to about a quarter of total exports. Hyundai Motor suffered a drop in sales as China’s car market slowed, while steelmaker Posco had its first annual loss amid falling activity from China’s construction market.

去年，韓國對華出口下降5.6%，這拖累了韓國的經濟增長，多年來，中國佔韓國出口總額的比例已飆升至約四分之一。由於中國汽車市場放緩，現代汽車(Hyundai Motor)銷量下滑，在中國建築市場活動滑坡之際，鋼鐵製造商浦項制鐵公司(Posco)首度遭遇年度虧損。

Mr Yoo said South Korea was trying to develop other export markets to compensate for the slump in Chinese demand. But he added: “We believe the fundamentals of the Chinese economy are quite stable. If you look at China’s balance of trade, there is a very healthy surplus... do not believe there is a severe risk for the Korean economy.”

柳一鎬表示，韓國正努力開發其他出口市場，以彌補中國需求的滑坡。但他補充稱：“我們認爲，中國經濟的基本面因素相當穩定。如果你考察一下中國的貿易餘額，你會發現貿易順差非常健康……我們認爲，韓國經濟不會出現嚴重風險。”