2016年CRI Premier Li meets int'l finance heads to boost world economy

 

Premier¹ Li Keqiang met with the heads of world's six major financial bodies, including the International Monetary² Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization this morning.

During the meeting, he outlined the current state of China's economy, which has been undergoing major structural³ reforms.

"China will continue to advance the reform of the market-determined⁴ exchange rate. China's economy is, in general, in a stable condition. The savings⁵ rate is relatively⁶ high. The trend for our economic development is positive. We will maintain our currency levels at a stable level and not engage in currency or trade wars."

A press release from the meeting says China is committed to fostering innovation and other new growth engines, deepening structural reform in particular on the supply-side.

This coincides with the Chinese government's decision on Wednesday to officially implement⁷ a five-year plan for technological⁸ innovation.

A government statement says the new plan will facilitate the rise of new economies and propel ongoing⁹ economic upgrades in China.

The International Monetary Fund has lowered the forecast for global economic growth, due to the uncertainties¹⁰ brought about by the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

However, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of IMF, said China offers a different picture.

"We've increased the forecast for China in 2016 by 0.1%. Because we have witnessed the determined and decisive implementation¹¹ of reform. Second is the support given to the economy, in order to encourage growth going forward. On the later point, it did not take for vast fiscal¹² stimulus¹³, but simply some consolidate¹⁴ steady support in order to make sure that growth was indeed and sustainable."

China's moves to cut excess capacity, especially in the coal and steel sectors¹⁵, were another issue that grabbed the limelight at the round-table meeting.

Premier Li Keqiang said the pressure was coming from inside rather than abroad.

"It's necessary for China to cut overcapacity in order to adjust the industrial structure. China's output of crude steel is relatively large. Nearly 90% of the production is to meet domestic needs for urbanization and industrialization. The export volume is relatively low. And we also don't encourage or support enterprises to export crude steel. We even raised export tariffs¹⁶, to prevent the spread of high-polluting and energy consuming enterprises in the country."

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim praised China's contribution to multilateralism, as the only country to host 2 new multilateral organizations in the past two years.

"All of us here at this table believe very strongly that what we need is more multilateralism, and more trade. So my most important take-away is that I'm grateful to premier Li and the Chinese government for this message of embracing multilateralism, and working together to solve the world's most difficult problems. This is a message very much needed today."

Participants at the meeting also include the chiefs of the International Labor¹⁷ Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the Financial Stability Board.

They have agreed that the round-table should become a regular mechanism¹⁸ to strengthen ties between China and international organizations.

The round-table meeting was held ahead of this weekend's gathering¹⁹ of finance officials of the Group of 20 major economies in Chengdu.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

3 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

6 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

7 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

8 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

9 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。

10 uncertainties   

无把握( uncertainty的名词复数 )； 不确定； 变化不定； 无把握、不确定的事物

参考例句：

• One of the uncertainties of military duty is that you never know when you might suddenly get posted away. 任军职不稳定的因素之一是你永远不知道什么时候会突然被派往它处。
• Uncertainties affecting peace and development are on the rise. 影响和平与发展的不确定因素在增加。 来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告

11 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

12 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

13 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

14 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。

15 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

17 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

18 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

19 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。