2015年CRI 第七轮中美战略经济对话下周举行

 

China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue to Open Next Week

The 7th China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the 6th China-U.S. High-Level Consultation¹ on People-to-People Exchanges will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.

It's the first time that the two events are being jointly² held in the United States.

Vice³ Premier⁴ Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi are set to lead the Chinese delegation⁵ to the S&ED, while the US side will be led by Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury⁶ Secretary Jacob Lew.

The CPE will be co-chaired by Vice Premier Liu Yandong and Kerry.

Assistant Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang says the two sides will hold discussions at the strategic dialogue on how to deepen pragmatic cooperation and properly handle differences.

"It is the firm direction of China's foreign policy to build a new model of major-country relationship with the U.S. that features 'non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual⁷ trust, cooperation and mutual benefits.' We believe that China and the US can and will cooperate in wider areas."

Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao says the economic side of the discussions will focus on three main areas.

"Both sides will hold in-depth discussions on three special topics: macroeconomics polices and structural⁸ reforms, promotion⁹ of trade and investment, as well as stability and reforms of the financial market."

This year's strategic dialogue is also expected to cover hot topics like the South China Sea disputes, cyberspace¹⁰ security and North Korea's nuclear program.

Discussions are also expected to be held to pave way for Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the US in September.

Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, expects the two countries to work more closely through this mechanism¹¹.

"There are some rules where China and the US have exactly the same interest. And as China continues to grow rich and grow large and grow more technically¹² sophisticated, it will have increasingly the same interests as the US and Western Europe. So we're going to want China to write the rules with us."

In contrary to the S&ED, the CPE will focus on non-critical areas such as education, culture and health.

Vice Minister of Education Liu Limin says more than 100 agreements are expected to be reached.

"In the educational area, over the coming five years, China will invite 100 young American elites¹³ to visit China, push forward with a talent-exchange program that will involve 1,000 students from leading universities of each side and send 10,000 Chinese people to study in the US every year."

As the world's top two economies, the US and China saw their trade volume hit 550 billion U.S. dollars last year.

Official data show that U.S. investment in China has amounted to nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars, while Chinese investment in America has also rapidly grown.

1 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

2 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

3 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。

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 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

6 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。

7 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。

8 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

9 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

10 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。

11 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

12 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

13 elites   

精华( elite的名词复数 )； 精锐； 上层集团； （统称）掌权人物

参考例句：

• The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
• Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。