2018年CRI 一带一路助力中小型企业拓展国外市场

Lu Mofei launched his own website, his maiden¹ entrepreneurial effort, when he was still a college student decades ago.

He's since managed to develop a leading business services firm.

Lu Mofei admits that launching a start-up in China can be a daunting² task.

"At present, those who want to start their own businesses in China are faced with lots of pressure. The "One belt, One road initiative" has inspired me to explore new opportunities for them. China is relatively³ mature in IT technology and other nations are behind China in terms of Internet and innovation capabilities⁴."

Lu Mofei cites Expo 2020 Dubai as an example of potential opportunities.

High on UAE's agenda is trying to transform Dubai into the next Silicon⁵ Valley.

"Dubai's ambition to become a silicon valley in Asia has prompted me to consider new business opportunities. If China's small and medium-sized IT firms can seize these opportunities, they are more likely to tap into other markets, like Southeast Asia. This is part of the reason I decided⁶ to start assisting SMEs."

Lu's company, Xinde Business Services, offers services to small startups.

His company has earned the "Star Award" from the China Business Association Service Committee for its achievements in helping⁷ serve the domestic business community.

Lu Mofei says one of the start-ups he's particularly proud of helping is a group behind a program called 'NOT Add,' which creates software written in PHP language.

The program was started by a group of college graduates.

"We've helped them grow up, including helping them find the right direction in their R & D efforts. They had been trying for two years to gain interest from investors⁸, but with little success. Once we moved into help them, they were able to gain investors this year."

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Another area Lu Mofei is focused on is artificial intelligence, which is being promoted by the Chinese government as a way to create smart cities along the Belt and Road.

Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a call earlier this year for an expansion of the digital economy and artificial intelligence.

Lu Mofei says this is a driving factor for many start-ups in China.

"In my estimation, artificial intelligence is becoming one of the most popular areas for startups in China. I've been working with people in the city of Xi'an to try to develop an artificial intelligence training center there. We've chosen Xi'an because the city is the starting point for the Silk Road Economic Belt. It's also home to a wealth of educational resources and scientific research institutions."

Lu Mofei has also taken part in a one-year "dot biz" Business Leader Program.

As one of the global Internet business domains⁹ that are favored by both big and small businesses in the world, "dot biz", short for business, has been only one of a few domains approved by China's Ministry¹⁰ of Industry and Information Technology.

Its Business Leader Program aims to encourage and support business owners like Lu by giving them opportunities on an international level.

Lu Mofei says through the The Belt and Road initiative, more and more start-ups in China are going to find an opportunity to expand abroad, saying they'll be likely to thrive, rather than just survive.

1 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

2 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

3 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。

4 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

9 domains   

n.范围( domain的名词复数 )；领域；版图；地产

参考例句：

• The theory of thermodynamics links the macroscopic and submicroscopic domains. 热力学把宏观世界同亚微观世界联系起来。 来自辞典例句
• All three flow domains are indicated by shading. 所有三个流动区域都是用阴影部分表示的。 来自辞典例句

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。