2018年CRI Shared vision of the future should come first: former Italian PM

 

Mario Monti, economist¹ and former Italian prime minister, says that he welcomes China's commitment to further opening up the country's market and a shared vision of the future in the international system. CRI's London Correspondent Duan Xuelian has more.

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In an interview with Chinese media, the former Italian prime minister said that he was glad to hear Chinese President Xi Jinping pledging to continue to open up the Chinese market and stay committed to an open economy.

"The more China opens up the better it is for China itself as well as for the rest of the world. So I welcome the measures of opening up but of course they will have to be followed through."

Monti was speaking at an event to launch the multilingual editions of the second volume of President Xi's book Xi Jinping: The Governance of China.

"The second volume of President Xi Jinping's book The Governance of China will be particularly helpful at a time when the world is confronted with so many uncertainties² and even unpredictabilities, the fact that a key leader like him presents his long term vision routed in the past and present of China will make the whole Chinese approach to the world better understood and predictable."

The former Italian prime minister said that China's embrace of globalization is offering the world stability in the face of a surging trend of protectionism.

"It's normal that each national leader tries to pursue first the interest of his or her own country. But the problem is that we should be mature enough to understand that even the largest of the countries these days can not become first in a sustainable way unless this is part of a cohesive³ and harmonious⁴ growth of the whole international system."

The second volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China were unveiled at this year's London Book Fair in nine languages including French, German, Russian and Portuguese⁵. More than 300 guests attended the launching ceremony of the book on Wednesday.

For CRI, this is Duan Xuelian in London.       

1 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

2 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

3 cohesive   

adj.有粘着力的；有结合力的；凝聚性的

参考例句：

• She sealed the parcel with cohesive tape.她用粘胶带把包裹封起来。
• The author skillfully fuses these fragments into a cohesive whole.作者将这些片断巧妙地结合成一个连贯的整体。

4 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

5 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。