如果可以把经济上联系紧密的国家比做“恋人”的话,那么中国和韩国现在正处在任何一个第三方国家不能企及的“热恋”状态。有一组数据为证: 2002年,韩国企业海外投资同比下降31.6％,但中国吸收的韩国投资却激增64％,达到9.5亿美元,一跃成为韩国的第一大海外投资对象国。2003年,再创14亿美元的新高,占韩国海外投资的比重更显著上升至39％。而到了2004年,韩企对华投资势头不减,而从中国的角度来看,则出现了另一个戏剧性的变化:根据1至7月份的统计数字,韩国对华投资已达 If countries with economically close links can be compared to “lovers,” then China and South Korea are now in a “love” state that can not be reached by any third-party nation. There is a set of data that shows that in 2002, the overseas investment of Korean enterprises dropped by 31.6% from the same period of last year, but the South Korean investment absorbed by China surged 64% to 950 million U.S. dollars and became the largest overseas investment destination of South Korea. In 2003, a new high of 1.4 billion U.S. dollars was established, accounting for a more significant increase to 39% of the overseas investment in South Korea. By 2004, however, the rate of ROK investment in China had not diminished. From a Chinese perspective, another dramatic change has taken place. According to statistics from January to July, ROK’s investment in China has reached