Ministry of Commerce: currently the mainland to become Macau's largest trading partner

BEIJING, December 16 Xinhua state Ministry of Commerce today held a routine press conference, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Yao Jian said, at present, the mainland is Macao's largest trading partner and the source of the situation. Yao pointed out that after 10 years of reunification, the economic integration between the mainland and Macao has been deepened, which has strongly supported the economic and social development of Macao. In 2003, the mainland and Macau signed the "mainland and Macao arrangements for closer Economic partnership" (CEPA), and in the following six years, six additional agreements were signed, one spanning each year, and deepening the economic integration between the two places.　　China customs Statistics, 2009 1-October under Cepa the mainland entrance Macao Zero tariff goods 3.0153 million U.S. dollars, tariff concessions 2.3253 million yuan. Yao pointed out that at present, the mainland is Macau's largest trading partner and import source, the third largest export market, the mainland and Macao are the third largest source of foreign investment, Macao is the second largest destination for mainland residents outbound travel.