2018年CRI Australia welcomes China's continued commitment to economic openness: official

 

The new reform measures announced by President Xi Jinping at this week’s Bo’ao Forum¹ for Asia have sent the world a message of certainty at a time of rising trade protectionism and have been warmly welcomed by many countries that champion an open economy including Australia. 

Dan Tebbutt is with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission or Austrade. He has been Austrade Senior Trade Commissioner² for North China and Minister-Counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Beijing since 2015. Speaking with CRI in Sydney, Tebbutt says Australia welcomes China’s continued commitment to the liberalization of its economy. 

“Australia warmly welcomes President Xi’s speech this week. It’s a very significant speech and also a speech that’s very consistent with President Xi’s previous statements such as his Davos speech last year. I also note that it’s very consistent with other recent announcements by the Chinese government including liberalization in the financial services sector³ which was announced late last year, and also Premier⁴ Li Keqiang’s work report at the ‘lianghui’ (two sessions) where he announced new opening up for areas such as aged⁵ care and health care. Australia really welcomes those developments, we welcome China’s continued development to openness in the economy,” says Tebbutt. 

In his keynote speech, President Xi Jinping noted⁶ that China will significantly broaden its market access in 2018, which, according to Tebbutt, brings new opportunities for the two countries to enhance their economic cooperation. 

“From the Australian perspective, we’re particularly encouraged by his mentioning of areas such as aged care and health care. Those are some of the areas particularly addressed in the China Australia Free Trade Agreement which has been in force for almost three years now, has proved very popular. We’re seeing very strong interest in both China and Australia in cooperation around health care and aged care,” says Tebbutt.  

China’s trade with Australia was worth more than 130 billion US dollars last year, a whopping 23 percent increase over the previous year, thanks to their Free Trade Agreement that went into effect in December 2015. Tebbutt says Australia is actively⁷ exploring new areas of cooperation that will boost two-way trade. 

“We would hope to see continued commitment to, for example, the cross-border e-commerce – reforms that have been very successful in China in recent years that have led to significant increases in trade and commerce. Many more people in China are enjoying products such as Australian complementary medicines or skin care products. We hope to see that continue. From an Austrade perspective, we’re very glad to see companies such as Jingdong and Alibaba have opened offices in Australia. We continue to see opportunities for two-way trade through the e-commerce platforms,” says Tebbutt. 

China will hold its first International Import Expo in Shanghai in November. Australian businesses can look forward to new and further opportunities in goods and services including the food, agriculture, tourism, education, healthcare, medical equipment and emerging technologies sectors⁸. Australian Trade, Tourism and Investment Minister Steven Ciobo is set to lead the Australian delegation⁹ to the expo. 

According to the Consulate-General of China in Sydney, about 90 major Australian companies have so far registered to take part in the expo.

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 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 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。

5 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

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 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

8 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》

9 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。