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GT Voice: China-S.Korea 'cool' trade flourishes amid heat waves_我的网站

A |     　　8月26日，外交部发言人林剑主持例行记者会。有记者提问，习近平主席即将对吉尔吉斯斯坦、埃及进行国事访问，能否介绍此访的主要安排以及中方对发展中吉、中埃关系的期待？　　林剑表示，中国和吉尔吉斯斯坦是山水相连的好邻居、相互信任的好朋友、志同道合的好伙伴。    

    A view of the Seoul skyline Photo: VCG
South Korea is grappling with scorching heat waves this summer, with temperatures soaring above 40 C in its capital city of Seoul for the first time since 2018. The extreme weather has dominated newspaper headlines lately, which has wreaked havoc on the people's health and agricultural production there.
For instance, with mass die-offs at the country's fish farms and catches declining, seafood prices are trending higher, according to South Korean media reports. Meanwhile, South Korean consumers' demand for cooling products is surging.
Against this backdrop, the unique strengths of China-South Korea economic and trade cooperation - characterized by flexible responses and regional short-chain supply arrangements - have been fully demonstrated.
Unlike countries in Europe and elsewhere in the West, or regions that rely on long-distance transportation, China and South Korea share geographical proximity and mature cross-border logistics system. Built through years of in-depth industrial collaboration, their circulation network drastically shortens supply chain routes and turnover cycles, delivering vital response in time of need. 
Since the onset of the summer heat waves, a diverse array of Chinese-made goods - frozen beverages, portable handheld fans, pet cooling accessories and others - has flowed to the South Korean market. The rapid replenishment has provided relief to South Koreans grappling with soaring temperatures.
The "cool" trade that has blossomed between the two countries is fundamentally a story of mutual benefit and complementary strengths. While Chinese cooling supplies enter the South Korean market, Chinese consumers' demand for South Korean summer cosmetics and personal care products is heating up too. These two seemingly separate trade flows essentially reflect the deep-seated trade complementarity between the two neighbors.
Since the beginning of summer, "cool-feeling" cosmetics have become a shopping hit among Chinese consumers. Many South Korean products, featuring lightweight textures, durability and sweat-proof performance, have won growing market popularity.
The two-way trade flow is rooted in the alignment of the two countries' industrial structures and consumer needs, allowing both consumers to access what they require in the trade of "cool products" and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
The structural underpinnings of this synergy run deep. China's strength in agricultural production, cold‑chain infrastructure, and large‑scale manufacturing complements South Korea's prowess in beauty product research and development, good quality control and sophisticated brand operation. Most importantly, their geographical proximity allows such industrial complementarity to flourish.
From a broader perspective, global climate change seems to continue interfering with economic life in increasingly unpredictable ways. Caught in this dual pressure of escalating climate shock and global industrial restructuring, the significance of regional economic cooperation is being redefined. It is no longer limited to expanding market access and cutting operational costs; instead, it is deeply tied to safeguarding people's basic livelihoods in time of sudden unexpected disruptions.
The shortened transportation window brought by geographical proximity boosts the supply chain's response speed, enabling it to swiftly counter market volatility triggered by sudden emergencies.
The deep industrial integration that China and South Korea have nurtured over the past decades across sectors including electronics, beauty, agricultural products and cold-chain logistics has laid an exceptionally solid foundation for bilateral cooperation.
Currently, global supply chains are facing shocks from geopolitical conflicts, rising trade barriers as well as surging extreme weather patterns, leaving many long-distance global supply chains increasingly fragile and prone to sudden breakdowns.
The short-chain cooperation between China and South Korea has demonstrated that, in the era of growing uncertainties in the world, tapping deeper into regional industrial complementary advantages and building more stable and flexible cross-border industrial and supply chains is both an efficient choice to reduce circulation costs and a practical path to fend off risks to ensure industrial stability and protect people's livelihood.
。建交34年来，两国始终以信相交、以诚相待，树立起邻国间相互支持成就的典范。近年来，中吉关系实现跨越式发展，两国政治互信不断巩固，高质量共建“一带一路”合作成果丰硕，人文交流亮点纷呈，国际协作密切有力。　　去年习近平主席同扎帕罗夫总统三次会晤，引领中吉合作进入快速发展的黄金期。访问期间，习近平主席将同扎帕罗夫总统举行会谈，就双边关系，重点领域合作以及国际和地区形势深入交换意见，并出席各项务实活动。中方期待同吉方一道，以此访为契机，推动两国全方位互利合作，高质量发展，进一步丰富中吉命运共同体的内涵，造福两国人民。

B | 　　埃及是最早同新中国建交的阿拉伯和非洲国家。

C | 近年来，在习近平主席和塞西总统的战略引领下，两国政治互信不断深化，各领域合作丰硕，人文交流日益频繁，多边协作紧密有效，中埃全面战略伙伴关系实现跨越式发展，迎来历史最好的时期，成为发展中国家团结协作、互利共赢的典范。

D | 　　此访是习近平主席时隔10年再次对埃及进行国事访问，适逢中埃建交70周年，对两国关系的发展具有承前启后，继往开来的特殊重要意义。访问期间，习近平主席将同塞西总统举行会谈，就中埃关系和共同关心的国际地区问题深入交换意见。中方期待通过此访同埃方赓续传统友谊，坚定相互支持，拓展互利合作，助力彼此现代化进程，共同谱写中埃关系的新篇章，为维护地区和世界和平稳定作出积极贡献。（文章来源：澎湃新闻）。

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