CCTV9英语新闻：China-DPRK strategic dialogue begins

　　The strategic dialogue between China and the DPRK has opened in Beijing. DPRK First Vice¹ Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui are co-chairing the talks.

　　The two sides are expected to exchange views on bilateral² relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, as well as international and regional issues of common concern. The dialogue comes just days after Pyongyang proposed high-level talks with Washington.

　　Pyongyang said its goal is to defuse tension and realize regional peace and security on the Korean Peninsula. Kim Kye Gwan is expected to brief China on the details of the proposed talks with the US, as well as the DPRK’s stance on a nuclear-free peninsula.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 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。