英闻天下——444 Sino-Russian Economic Bond to Further Develop

 　　Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Russia has got Russian businessmen in China hoping for economic ties to further between the two countries.

 

　　"It is not my first time to come to China, not the first time to do business with China. The order I made this time is around 500 thousand U.S. dollars."

 

　　"The import tariff¹ is not high, so we buy products manufactured in China, and their qualities are good."

 

　　"The trade between China and Russia is mutually-supportive. To do business in China has a great potential in the future market."

 

　　Bilateral³ trade hit a record high of more than 88 billion U.S. dollars last year, marking an increase of 11 percent from a year earlier.

 

　　Feng Yujun, the head of the Institute of Russian Studies, says now is the best time to develop China-Russia relations.

 

　　"With the new round of international competition now underway, how to further explore the complimentary⁴ elements in the two countries' economy will be one of the most significant directions in the future Sino-Russian relations. We need to make full use of the two countries' advantages in such fields as resources, technology and manufacturing to achieve mutual² development."

 

　　People-to people exchanges have also witnessed great leaps, with the number of Chinese tourists visiting Russia reaching 343 thousand for the last year, up 47 percent from 2011.

 

　　Russia has also declared 2013 as the Chinese Tourism Year.

1 tariff   

n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表

参考例句：

• There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
• The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。

2 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

3 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。

4 complimentary   

adj.赠送的，免费的，赞美的，恭维的

参考例句：

• She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school.她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
• The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service.这家超市提供免费购物班车。