2018年CRI China, Germany should seek new ways for economic cooperation: experts

 

Observers are suggesting that China and Germany should find new ways to enhance trade and economic cooperation.

One of the main features of the current Sino-German economic and trade cooperation is technology exchanges, as Germany is a world leader in advanced technology, yet its markets are limited.

As such, German companies often provide their technologies to Chinese companies in exchange for broader market access since China, with a relatively¹ big market, needs more technological² innovation to further boost economic development.

Wang Jiangping, Vice³ Minister of Industry and Information Technology, says China will continue to broaden its market access.

"We have been continuing to ease the market access by lowering the threshold and creating a sound business environment in accordance with the demands from the World Bank. All our policies are open and inclusive. President Xi Jinping announced several major steps to expand opening up at the Boao Forum⁴ for Asia, which also demonstrated the Chinese government's determination," says Wang.

Yang Lixin, head of the China Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Center in Germany, suggests German companies should also be looking to explore how to open certain Chinese markets themselves, rather than just complaining that China's market is not open enough.

"Many German companies feel it difficult to enter the Chinese market, mainly because they do not know how to open markets in China. To build a close partnership⁵ of cooperation with their Chinese partners, German companies should stop blaming China for high market threshold when frictions⁶ occur," says Yang.

Tang Min, a counselor⁷ of the State Council, China's cabinet, suggests there should be new ways of cooperation rather than exchanging technology for market access.

"Cooperation between China and Germany should not be confined to technology, but should include sales and markets. Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and China are all big exporting countries. We should unite together, avoid trade frictions, and find new ways to cope with the challenges ahead. We can make good use of the opportunities provided by the Belt and Road Initiative to break the bottleneck⁸ through cross-border e-commerce," says Tang.

He adds that many Chinese firms overseas have already benefited from cross-border e-commerce.

"Many Chinese companies have built warehouses⁹ overseas, combining their traditional ways of trading with local retailers¹¹. They export their goods in batches¹², and retail¹⁰ them through e-commerce when the goods arrive overseas, which significantly increase the efficiency of logistics and lower the costs," says Tang.

Tang Min suggests that China and Germany can start by training more local professionals in preparation for these same people working in the area of cross-border e-commerce.

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

6 frictions   

n.摩擦( friction的名词复数 )；摩擦力；冲突；不和

参考例句：

• Family frictions can interfere with a child's schoolwork. 家庭中的争吵会影响孩子的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• As far as we are concerned, these frictions are not of our own making [have been imposed on us]. 就我们来说，这种摩擦是被动式的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

8 bottleneck   

n.瓶颈口，交通易阻的狭口；妨生产流程的一环

参考例句：

• The transportation bottleneck has blocked the movement of the cargo.运输的困难阻塞了货物的流通。
• China's strained railroads already become a bottleneck for the economy.中国紧张的铁路运输已经成为经济增长的瓶颈。

9 warehouses   

仓库，货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
• Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。

10 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

11 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

12 batches   

一批( batch的名词复数 )； 一炉； （食物、药物等的）一批生产的量； 成批作业

参考例句：

• The prisoners were led out in batches and shot. 这些囚犯被分批带出去枪毙了。
• The stainless drum may be used to make larger batches. 不锈钢转数设备可用来加工批量大的料。