电子商务将推动中国与东盟的贸易?

 　　Official numbers show China is the biggest trade partner with ASEAN's member countries, while the ten-nation bloc¹ is China's third-biggest trade partner.

　　As more products pour into markets on both sides, Sun Suojun believes in the need to develop e-commerce.

　　电子商务将推动中国与东盟的贸易?

　　"Traditional trading companies are usually small in scale, and focus on a limited number of products. Their business mode is to get the dealership² rights of certain foreign products, and then circulate product through different agents before reaching the market. But through e-commerce, all the cost generated from the circulating process can be saved."

　　Sun Suojun is the founder³ and CEO of Meiliwan.com.

　　The online shopping platform is the first of its kind in China featuring commodities from Southeast Asian countries.

　　As the most popular commodities imported from the region are still agricultural products, Sun says e-commerce can better meet market demand with tailored services.

　　"Traditionally these products are sold in a rough and raw way, like in the farmers' market where their value cannot be fully⁴ represented. We are doing the opposite, setting standards for these products, packaging the best fruits from the region, so customers can choose according to their actual needs if they want high-end products or just for daily use."

　　Paul Mak is the interim⁵ president of the Malaysian Durian Exporters Association.

　　He shares the same views that e-commerce can be a more direct and effective way to introduce Malaysian durian into China.

　　The Association signed a cooperation deal with Sun Suojun's company at an e-commerce summit, a sideline event of this year's China-ASEAN Expo.

　　However, Paul Mak also has concerns.

　　"What we are more concerned is not about the sell and purchase but more of the delivery of the products. Because our products are frozen, so the coaching management(not sure about the words) is very important. It cannot be long, so you can get the quality product from Malaysia to Chinese purchasers."

　　Logistics concerns are also an issue raised by officials from China and ASEAN countries attending the e-commerce summit.

　　Besides pledging to build a faster maritime⁶ route, governments in the region also work on realizing RMB settlement in regional trade, to facilitate online business transactions.

　　Despite the challenges ahead, with the growing number of internet users in China and Southeast Asian countries, the online market has still lured⁷ many big players to set up their own projects in Nanning, specializing in internet business in the region.

　　These include China's e-commerce giant Alibaba and Jingdong.com.

　　For CRI, this is Yu Yang.

1 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

2 dealership   

n.商品特许经销处

参考例句：

• The car dealership has a large inventory of used cars. 这家汽车经销商拥有数量庞大的二手车。
• A key to this effort is the experience in the dealership. 达到这个成果的关键是销售的体验。

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

6 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

7 lured   

吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。
• Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。