2016年CRI 45th anniversary since People's Republic of China took up its lawful seat in United Nations

 

The UN General Assembly voted to pass a resolution on October 25th, 1971, recognizing the Chinese mainland as the only legitimate¹ representative of China to the UN.

At the same time, the resolution expelled representatives from Taiwan, which had been representing China for some 25 years by then.

Chinese deputy foreign minister Li Baodong says the move was significant not only for China, but for the UN as well.

"The resolution opened up a new chapter in China's cooperation with the UN. After that, the UN became an international institution with paramount² authority, and it started to represent the widest range of interests. As was pointed³ out by the resolution itself, the restoration of the lawful⁴ status of People's Republic of China in the UN was an indispensable step when it comes to preserving the integrity of the UN Charter, as well as pushing forward UN causes."

Over the past four decades, China has lifted more than 700-million people out of poverty, accounting⁵ for some 70-percent of the world's total.

More than 30-thousand Chinese soldiers have been deployed⁶ to UN peacekeeping missions across the world since 1990, with more than 10 losing their lives while on duty.

The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including 17 development goals for human society, was passed by world leaders attending a UN summit last September.

Zhang Dan, vice⁷ president of UN Association of China, a Chinese organization focusing on the China-UN ties, says China is perhaps more committed than anyone else to the agenda.

"China played a core role in the designing of the agenda. For instance, poverty alleviation⁸, which is stated as the first goal in the agenda, has always been China's priority. There are many other goals where you can see Chinese influence. Actually, all goals in the agenda bear many similarities with China's own 13th five-year plan for social and economic development. So long as China sticks to its own plan, it will end up contributing significantly to the 2030 agenda."

Jeffrey Feltman, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, echoed Zhang's words.

"The agenda's implementation⁹ requires robust¹⁰ political leadership, which China has already shown. It was China's championship of sustainable development that solves the G20 adopt an action plan on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The first time that sustainable development was incorporated into the G20 growth agenda."

Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said peace and development are the themes of today's world as early as the 1980s.

In one editorial commemorating¹¹ the day 45 years ago, People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China, says the country will remain committed to these two themes.

For CRI, this is Ding Heng.

1 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

2 paramount   

a.最重要的，最高权力的

参考例句：

• My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国，摧毁奴隶制度。
• Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。

3 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

4 lawful   

adj.法律许可的，守法的，合法的

参考例句：

• It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant.在消火栓前停车是不合法的。
• We don't recognised him to be the lawful heir.我们不承认他为合法继承人。

5 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

6 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

7 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

8 alleviation   

n. 减轻，缓和，解痛物

参考例句：

• These were the circumstances and the hopes which gradually brought alleviation to Sir Thomas's pain. 这些情况及其希望逐渐缓解了托马斯爵士的痛苦。
• The cost reduction achieved in this way will benefit patients and the society in burden alleviation. 集中招标采购降低的采购成本要让利于患者，减轻社会负担。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

9 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。

10 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

11 commemorating   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements. 他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The post office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers. 邮局发行了一个纪念美国著名演艺人员的系列邮票。 来自互联网