2021年，中国与周边国家经贸关系特点表现为稳中有进，周边各国对中国贸易依赖程度在逐渐提升，同时周边地区也是中国对外直接投资的重要区域。中国与周边地区经贸关系发展面临的最大风险，仍将是新冠肺炎疫情因素衍生的经济风险，其次是地区固有的结构性风险。2022年为《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》（Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership，RCEP）实施生效元年，也是中国与多个国家邦交正常化的里程碑之年，中国将与周边国家共同努力，应对疫情和结构性风险，推动区域经济高质量发展。
This chapter reports the development of economic and trade relations between China and neighboring countries in 2021. In general，the economic and trade relations between China and neighboring countries are in steady progress. The neighbors’ trades are gradually more dependent on China’s，the surrounding areas are also important for China’s outward investment. The biggest risk faced by neighboring regions will still be economic risks derived from the COVID-19，and also still followed by structural risks inherent in these regions. The year 2022，is the era year of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership（RCEP）coming into effect，and is also a milestone year for the relationship between China and neighbors，China will work with them together to cope with the epidemic and structural risks，to promote the high-quality development of the regional economy.
