China to Lend $500 Million to Costa Rica

　　China has agreed to lend over 500 million US dollars to Costa Rica helping¹ the country with its economic development.

 

　　The agreement with regard to the loan was signed between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Costa Rican counterpart Laura Chinchilla in San Jose.

 

　　The Export-Import Bank of China has also extended a nearly 300 million US dollars loan to fund the extension of a road to connect the central part of Costa Rica with its main shipping² port in the Caribbean.

 

　　Xi Jinping says they will continue working together not just to improve their own fortunes but the rest of the world as well.

 

　　"We will strengthen our coordination³ and efforts in relevant international issues. We're going to defend together, the general interests of developing countries and we're going to make greater contributions to peace and stability in the world."

 

　　Laura Chinchilla meanwhile says the strategic relations extend beyond economics since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 2007.

 

　　"In these six years, in relations between Costa Rica and China we have managed to strengthen our friendship and cooperation in all possible areas, not just commerce and investment but also in important areas such as scientific development, technology, education, the issues of security, energy issues and environmental conservation."

 

　　Nine agreements were signed during the visit, among them a donation by China of 16.3 million US dollars for the country's police academy.

 

　　China is currently Costa Rica's second largest trading partner following the US.

 

　　Costa Rica is the second leg of Xi Jinping's four-nation tour, which earlier took him to Trinidad and Tobago.

 

　　He will next visit Mexico and the US.

1 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。

2 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

3 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。