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截至2003年12月，欧盟15个成员国来华投资项目数已达16158个，合同外资金额约650亿美元，实际投入378亿美元。与此同时，中国的一些大企业如联想、海尔、华为、TCL等，也开始在欧盟投资设厂或成立营销、研发中心。欧盟还一直是中国引进先进技术和设备的重要来源。中国与欧盟在先进技术，尤其是高科技产品方面的合作有助于欧盟扩大对华出口，也有利于中国企业产业升级、技术更新，符合双方利益，具有很大的发展空间。

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By the end of December 2003, the 15 members of the EU had altogether invested in 16,158 projects in China with the contractual investment worth of US$ 65 billion and with the actually utilized investment of US$ 37.8 billion. At the same time, some of China's big companies like Lenovo, Haier, Huawei Technology and TCL have started to make investment in the EU member states to establish plants or marketing, R centers. The EU has always been an important source of technology and equipment import for China. The Sino-EU cooperation in the field of advanced technologies, especially the new and high-tech products, helps expand the EU export to China and also helps Chinese enterprises upgrade their industries, renovate their technologies. All these are in the interests of both sides and have considerable space for further growth.