2018年CRI Botswana president expects energized and enhanced cooperation with China

 

Ahead of his visit to China to attend the upcoming Beijing Summit of the Forum¹ on China-Africa Cooperation, Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi sat down with members of the media from China to talk about his expectations on the summit. He also spoke² more broadly about Botswana-China relations.

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi believes that the mechanisms⁴ of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation serve as a platform for enhancing cooperation between African countries and China.

"The mechanism³ is very well thought out, because China being the second biggest economy in the world, it makes much more sense for it and for African countries to come together as we jointly⁵ articulate the new directions that China has taken with respect to its outlook on Africa," Masisi said.

A large number of heads of state of African countries are expected to attend the upcoming forum summit in Beijing.

President Masisi said that the meeting in Beijing is going to see a boost in the engagement between China and Africa.

"We are going to have this forum in China. The last one was in Africa, in Johannesburg. We expect, therefore, to have the benefit of interacting with more Chinese businesses, more Chinese industry and even more officials from China because they'll be hosting," Masisi noted⁶.

President Masisi recalled the visit by Seretse Khama, Botswana's founding president, to China in 1976, one year after the two countries established diplomatic ties.

President Masisi, who was in high school at the time, said there was a lot of positive feedback about the visit, which provided a fresh opportunity for Botswana to gain a better understanding about China.

He suggests that his upcoming visit to China is part of a natural progression towards a deeper and sustained relationship with China.

"Particularly that China itself has become so much more sophisticated. So much more developed, so much more open to the world in terms of their achievements and there are a lot of examples you can provide in Botswana with that can be testified. You look at our railway network, you look at our telecommunication⁷, infrastructure⁸, a lot of that come from China," President Masisi said.

"So I expect that these relations as we energize⁹ them, and take them to a new height should naturally result in even more what I have talked about. And also opportunities for Chinese goods, services, to come to Botswana and to be seen enjoyed by Botswana."

President Masisi said that he's been to China twice before, and has been deeply touched by China's achievements, which he says offer plenty of opportunities for Botswana to draw on when it comes to continuing along its own path to development.

"China is very impactful, China is very important member of the international community. By your sheer size, numbers, the land mass and you productive capacity. And we want to learn from that. But we want to learn to do it as much or more, because we are much fewer than you, much fewer so whatever we do, have to be felt more sharply and we want to pick up that compulsion to excel, the propensity¹⁰ to want to do more. The drive and spirit and focus from the Chinese and implant¹¹ it among our own people."

This is Mokgweetsi Masisi's first visit to China as Botswana's President since he took office in April.

1 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。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 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。

4 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 telecommunication   

n.电信，远距离通信

参考例句：

• Telecommunication is an industry of service.电信业是一个服务型的行业。
• I only care about the telecommunication quality and the charge.我只关心通信质量和资费两个方面。

8 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

9 energize   

vt.给予(某人或某物)精力、能量

参考例句：

• It is used to energize the city.它的作用是为城市供给能量。
• This is a great way to energize yourself and give yourself more power!这种方法非常棒，可以激活你的能量，让你有更多的活力！

10 propensity   

n.倾向；习性

参考例句：

• He has a propensity for drinking too much alcohol.他有酗酒的倾向。
• She hasn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.她不曾料到他有暴力倾向。

11 implant   

vt.注入，植入，灌输

参考例句：

• A good teacher should implant high ideals in children.好教师应该把高尚理想灌输给孩子们。
• The operation to implant the artificial heart took two hours.人工心脏植入手术花费了两小时。