Interest Rising as China-US Summit Approaches

　　The impending¹ meeting between Xi Jinping and Barack Obama in California is generating keen interest among observers in the United States.

 

　　CRI's Washington correspondent Lv Xiaohong has more.

 

　　The Chinese president's visit to the US has generated a lot of interest in Washington. Many believe the meeting between Presidents Xi and Obama will pave the way for improved Sino-US relations.

 

　　Stapleton Roy was a former US Ambassador to China:

 

　　"Many of us who follow US-China relations felt that it is important after President Obama's re-election to his second term and after you have the change of leadership in China for the new top leaders to meet as soon as possible. It's important for them to provide guidance to the governments of each country on how they want to handle the US-China relationship. So I think the issues they will discuss range from the big issues such as trying to create a new type of great power relationship between China and the United States that can stabilize² strategic rivalry³ between the two countries down to the particular issues they have to discuss. Issues such as North Korea, issues such as the Middle East, issues such as our trade relations. I mean they have to deal both with strategic guidance to the relationship, and with the issues that reflects the day-to-day attitudes in each country that are very important."

 

　　The main issues the leaders will discuss include Washington's so called pivot⁴ towards Asia, trade disputes and cyber espionage⁵.

 

　　But Nobel laureate in economics Michael Spence of New York University thinks they should be talking about something else.

 

　　"We all hope that they will address a rather more fundamental question which is what do we want these two economies to look like and how do we want them to relate 10 years from now as a context of an ongoing⁶ process of the more detailed⁷ job for figuring out how we cooperate. This is not a one-shot effort. We're hoping this establishes a pattern of cooperation where we discover over time. The last thing we hope these two countries do is to think carefully about the roles they want to play as leaders in providing a global context that's stable."

 

　　Professor Spence says there are many areas within which the US and China can cooperate, such as energy efficiency, eco-friendly business and climate change.

 

　　But today's Sino-US cooperation stretches beyond economics and trade. US Navy Commander Admiral Samuel Locklear says good progress has also been made militarily, and there's room to push this further.

 

　　"I believe the best hope for sustained bilateral⁸ cooperation will come from strategically identifying those areas where our interests overlap⁹ and building, over time, greater understanding and trust between our two armed forces. Our approach is to manage the friction¹⁰ and disruptive competition and increase areas of congruence and cooperation between our two nations."

 

　　Admiral Locklear says the two countries agree on many more issues than they disagree. He urges the leaders to build on this fact to reduce the potential for conflict.

 

　　President Xi and President Obama will meet on Friday and Saturday in California. They'll be discussing ways to strengthen ties between the two countries. Even if they're not going to wear any.

 

　　For CRI, this is LXH in Washington.

1 impending   

a.imminent, about to come or happen

参考例句：

• Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。
• The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。

2 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

3 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

4 pivot   

v.在枢轴上转动；装枢轴，枢轴；adj.枢轴的

参考例句：

• She is the central pivot of creation and represents the feminine aspect in all things.她是创造的中心枢轴，表现出万物的女性面貌。
• If a spring is present,the hand wheel will pivot on the spring.如果有弹簧，手轮的枢轴会装在弹簧上。

5 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

6 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

7 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

8 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

9 overlap   

v.重叠，与…交叠；n.重叠

参考例句：

• The overlap between the jacket and the trousers is not good.夹克和裤子重叠的部分不好看。
• Tiles overlap each other.屋瓦相互叠盖。

10 friction   

n.摩擦，摩擦力

参考例句：

• When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
• Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。