英闻天下——424 Chinese President Talks with US Treasury Chief

 　　Chinese President Talks with US Treasury¹ Chief

 

　　China and the United States have vowed² to continue working together to advance their partnership³.

 

　　The remarks were made during a meeting between the Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew in Beijing.

 

　　CRI's Li Jing reports.

 

　　With Jacob Lew in Beijing to meet the new Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping and Premier⁴ Li Keqiang-- it's the first high-level contact between the two governments since the new leadership.

 

　　It is also Lew's first trip abroad since taking office late last month.

 

　　During the meeting, Xi Jinping said it's important for both sides to focus on the long term goals.

 

　　"In the China-U.S. relationship, we have enormous shared interests, and of course unavoidably, some differences. But as long as we both approach and handle this relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective, I believe we will always stick to the set direction, and move forward for the benefits of the people in both countries."

 

　　Whatever the differences may be, the Chinese President remains⁵ determined⁶ to continue with the relationship.

 

　　"I attach great importance to China's relationship with the United States, and we are willing to work with to continue developing this cooperative partnership between our two major countries."

 

　　The commitment however, isn't one sided, with Lew also stressing the US commitment to building a relationship of growing strength.

 

　　"As you know from your conversation last week, the president is firmly committed to building a relationship of growing strength where we cooperate on issues of economic and strategic importance, understanding that we will each have to meet our own responsibilities but we'll also have to manage our differences."

 

　　At the same time, some experts are also warning of the dual-roles performed by Jacob Lew.

 

　　Professor Jin Canrong with the School of International Studies at Renmin University says China needs to prioritize its own interests first.

 

　　"First and foremost, He is the special envoy⁷ of the US President Barack Obama. China has proposed to establish a new type of relation with the US, and the US wants to send positive signals to the new Chinese leaders through Lew's visit. But at the same time, he is also the US Treasury Secretary. In my view, this makes him the spokesperson for the Wall Street as well. If he bargains with us, China should also negotiate with him based on national interests. "

 

　　Whatever the results of Lew's visit are, it remains the highest-level of interaction between the two sides since former US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's brief trip in late September.

 

　　The next US officials expected to visit to Beijing - the Secretary of State John Kerry as well as Barrack Obama's top military advisor⁸ General Martin Dempsey.

 

　　For CRI, this is Li Jing.

1 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

2 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

3 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。

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 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

7 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

8 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。