Hourly News updated 14:00 2011/11/12

 Hu Jintao meets with Hong Kong, Taiwan and US Business leaders

Chinese President Hu Jintao reaffirms support to Hong Kong's stability and prosperity during a meeting with Donald Tsang, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative¹ Region.

Hu and Tsang are in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the Economic Leaders Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

In his meeting with Lien² Chan, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang of China's Taiwan province, Hu Jintao reaffirms the "1992 Consensus³" as the foundation for peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Straits.

"I agree that the 1992 consensus is an essential criterion of cross-Straits development, dialogue and cooperation, and also the important basis of the peaceful development of the cross-Straits relationship."

In 1992, non-governmental negotiators from across the straits agreed that both sides should verbally express their adherence⁴ to the one-China principle.

During his talks with US business leaders in Hawaii,Hu Jintao promises that China will expand imports in the next five years, and urges the US side to loosen export restrictions⁵ on high-tech⁶ products to China

"The recovery of the world economy is becoming increasingly uncertain and unstable⁷. Under such circumstances, dialogue between China and the U.S. is proving to be more important than ever."

On the front of bilateral⁸ ties, Hu Jintao has met with his Peruvian counterpart Ollanta Humala Tasso in Honolulu, Hawaii to discuss issues of common concern. He also exchanged congratulatory messages on 40th anniversary of bilateral ties with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame.

 

 

World Leaders address hot topics on APEC

One of the major goals for APEC is to promote free trade among its member economies. While addressing the APEC CEO summit in Honolulu on Friday, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she still believes in free trade.

"I am still a great optimist⁹ that free trade is good for jobs.　We do need to see it matched with market based exchange rates, and that's a debate that we continue to pursue in international meetings, including this one of APEC."

Speaking at a symposium¹⁰ on the sidelines of the APEC summit, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong offers his view on the future of the Asia-Pacific region.

"Well the long term change in Asia is the emergence¹¹ of the new economies: China, India, southeast Asian countries and the shift in balance and the center of gravity from the West to the East. And how we're going to manage that change in a constructive¹², mutually beneficial way. I think that's the most important long term trend for Asia and the world."

 

 

APEC slogan: Get Stuff done

APEC Ministers' meeting is under way, where trade and foreign ministers of the 21 member states are gathering¹³ in a hope to reach agreement on key issues. The United States, as the host nation, says it supports APEC member economies to strengthen APEC and transform it from a talk shop to a forum¹⁴ that provides practical leadership and innovative¹⁵ policies.

Our US correspondent Wang Shanshan has the story.

Ann: Trade and foreign ministers of the 21 APEC member states sit down for the APEC Ministers' Meeting Friday, for what is expected to be an active discussion to produce significant results for the upcoming Leaders' Meeting.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the senior officials have a formidable agenda to discuss.

"Global trends and world events have given us a full and formidable agenda, and the stakes are high for all of us. To accomplish these goals, we have to create a rules-based system that is open, free, transparent¹⁶ and fair. "

At a separate venue¹⁷, business leaders are holding the APEC CEO summit, advising the APEC summit that a "volatile¹⁸ and uncertain economic environment" was discouraging private-sector investment and could spawn¹⁹ protectionist sentiment.

 

 

Eurozone policymakers need to provide crisis solutions: IMF official

Deputy managing director of IMF, Zhu Min, has urged eurozone policymakers to provide a clear picture of how to tackle the eurozone debt turmoil²⁰, although global collaboration²¹ is needed.

Zhu said the eurozone debt turmoil is more or less a global crisis that needs global efforts to address, but eurozone leaders should endeavor to chart the course of how to solve the problem first.

He was speaking at the ongoing²² APEC CEO Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii.

He said there has been a consensus that two firewalls are needed to protect the real economy and to stop the contagion²³ triggered by the eurozone debt and banking²⁴ stress.

1 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

2 lien   

n.扣押权，留置权

参考例句：

• A lien is a type of security over property.留置是一种财产担保。
• The court granted me a lien on my debtor's property.法庭授予我对我债务人财产的留置权。

3 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

4 adherence   

n.信奉，依附，坚持，固着

参考例句：

• He was well known for his adherence to the rules.他因遵循这些规定而出名。
• The teacher demanded adherence to the rules.老师要求学生们遵守纪律。

5 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

6 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

7 unstable   

adj.不稳定的，易变的

参考例句：

• This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
• The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。

8 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

9 optimist   

n.乐观的人，乐观主义者

参考例句：

• We are optimist and realist.我们是乐观主义者，又是现实主义者。
• Peter,ever the optimist,said things were bound to improve.一向乐观的皮特说，事情必定是会好转的。

10 symposium   

n.讨论会，专题报告会；专题论文集

参考例句：

• What have you learned from the symposium?你参加了这次科学讨论会有什么体会？
• The specialists and scholars present at the symposium come from all corners of the country.出席研讨会的专家学者们来自全国各地。

11 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。

12 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

13 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

14 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

15 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

16 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

17 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

18 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

19 spawn   

n.卵，产物，后代，结果；vt.产卵，种菌丝于，产生，造成；vi.产卵，大量生产

参考例句：

• The fish were madly pushing their way upstream to spawn.鱼群为产卵而疯狂地向上游挤进。
• These fish will lay spawn in about one month from now.这些鱼大约一个月内会产卵。

20 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

21 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

22 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

23 contagion   

n.(通过接触的疾病)传染；蔓延

参考例句：

• A contagion of fear swept through the crowd.一种恐惧感在人群中迅速蔓延开。
• The product contagion effect has numerous implications for marketing managers and retailers.产品传染效应对市场营销管理者和零售商都有很多的启示。

24 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。