China-Russia cooperation fosters prosperous Asia Pacific

 MOSCOW, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- As giant neighbors and emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region, the win-win cooperation between China and Russia will promote prosperity in the entire region, according to Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui.

China-Russia trade and economic cooperation was a pillar of Asia-Pacific regional cooperation. The two partners took the growth of each other as crucial opportunities and bilateral¹ cooperation as one of their main priorities, Li said in an article written ahead of the APEC annual meetings in Russia's Far Eastern city of Vladivostok.

In 2011, trade volume between China and Russia reached 83.2 billion U.S. dollars. "Bilateral trade growth maintains good momentum² this year and will reach the goal of 100 billion dollars in 2015 and 200 billion dollars in 2020," he said.

Meanwhile, mutual³ investment enjoyed steady growth and cooperation in the energy, high-tech⁴ and financial sectors⁵ were strengthened in recent years, Li said.

Regional and cross-border cooperation between China's northeast region and Russia's Far East and Eastern Siberia regions also "injected new impetus⁶" into bilateral ties, the diplomat⁷ said.

According to Li, closer economic ties between China and Russia not only benefit the two peoples and the two countries, but also contribute to the common growth and prosperity of the entire region.

During the upcoming Economic Leaders' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum⁸ this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin would meet his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, on further deepening the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership⁹ of coordination¹⁰, Li said.

Leaders of the APEC economies would also take this chance to share their visions on the region's future growth, he said.

The Chinese ambassador highly praised the APEC dialogue forum, calling it "a facilitator of trade and investment liberalization, economic integration¹¹, technological¹² cooperation and common growth in the region."

The ongoing¹³ economic globalization and the interwoven world economy had pushed for reforms of global governance, Li said, adding joint¹⁴ efforts were required to tackle the common challenges of financial volatility¹⁵, an uncertain recovery, energy security, climate change and natural disasters.

Bearing in mind such challenges, Li said he welcomed the Vladivostok summit, which would help promote collaborative efforts among member economies to get through the hard times.

The forum would also serve to improve peaceful growth, prosperity and harmony of the region, he said.

Li said China had participated in all APEC leaders' meetings in the past and hosted several top-level gatherings¹⁷. It also set up a joint fund with the forum to provide financial support for technological cooperation in the region.

With constant efforts to facilitate regional integration and social development by fulfilling previous APEC agreements, China had won the recognition of other member economies with its strong commitment.

As another important member of the regional bloc¹⁸, Russia had made great efforts to strengthen ties with APEC partners and promote regional integration.

As a new host of the gathering¹⁶, the Russian government was "fully¹⁹ prepared" for the meetings, said the ambassador, adding that China spared no effort to assist Russia in hosting the summit in a bid to deepen bilateral ties.

China would also like to join with Russia and other APEC economies to further upgrade supply chains, strengthen food security and facilitate regional integration.

All these efforts would lead to common prosperity of the Asia-Pacific and balanced, sustainable and innovative²⁰ growth of the world economy, Li said.

China wished the summit a success and believed the meetings "will bring Russia new opportunities and dynamics²¹ to strengthen cooperation with other APEC economies," he said.

1 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。

2 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

3 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。

4 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

5 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 impetus   

n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力

参考例句：

• This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
• Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。

7 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

8 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

9 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。

10 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。

11 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

12 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

13 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。

14 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

15 volatility   

n.挥发性，挥发度，轻快，（性格）反复无常

参考例句：

• That was one reason why volatility was so low last year.这也是去年波动性如此低的原因之一。
• Yet because volatility remained low for so long,disaster myopia prevailed.然而，由于相当长的时间里波动性小，灾难短视就获胜了。

16 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

17 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

18 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

19 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

20 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

21 dynamics   

n.力学，动力学，动力，原动力；动态

参考例句：

• In order to succeed,you must master complicated knowledge of dynamics.要取得胜利，你必须掌握很复杂的动力学知识。
• Dynamics is a discipline that cannot be mastered without extensive practice.动力学是一门不做大量习题就不能掌握的学科。