The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, which officially opened in January 2010, has witnessed rapid growth in bilateral trade and cooperation in the pan-Beibu Gulf region, and has become a model of China-ASEAN cooperation.
Dubbed the "Hawaii of the East", China's southern island of Hainan is a much-visited destination. It has become even more sought-after with the launch of the tax-rebate policy, which allows overseas travelers and visitors from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao to apply for an 11 percent tax rebate of their total purchases when departing from the island,this year.
When Kayo Fukushima, an 11-year-old Japanese girl, sent a thank-you letter to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, she did not expect to receive back a handwritten reply inviting her to visit China.
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