2016年CRI China, Japan, ROK join hands to tackle growth, protectionism

 

The 11th Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting between Japan, China and South Korea has seen the three sides agree to strengthen trade and economic cooperation between them.

Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng attended the meeting with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Hiroshige Seko and Joo Hyung-hwan. 

Consensuses¹ were reached at the meeting on implementing⁴ the economic and trade agreements approved at the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Hangzhou; expanding new areas for cooperation; as well as regional and multilateral trade. 

Chinese minister Gao Hucheng stressed the unique role of the three countries in the world economic recovery that is at a difficult, yet crucial, stage.

"The momentum⁵ of global economic recovery is still weak. Economic globalization has encountered setbacks. Trade and investment are still at a low ebb⁶ while protectionism is picking up. At the G20 Summit in September, leaders of major economies reached important consensus² on boosting growth, pushing forward the transformation⁷ of the Group of 20 and giving new momentum to global development. Asia plays a unique role in economic globalization. Accelerating economic integration⁸ in the region and the cooperation model between the regional economies have set a good example for other parts of the world."

The Chinese minister, in particular, called on the three sides to give full play to their industrial complementarity.

Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko highlighted the importance of cooperation between them in the face of uncertainties⁹.

He also suggested the three play a role as thruster in global development. 

"Facing uncertainties that still remain in global economic development, cooperation is of great importance between Asia's three major economies. In the context of the Brexit, and rising protectionism in Europe and America, we three should keep vigilant¹⁰ against protectionism, continue to promote free trade and strive to become the thruster of the global economy through expanding trade and investment."

The meeting was held ahead of a China-Japan-South Korea trilateral summit.

The three ministers said they would continue to implement³ the consensus reached in the G20 Hangzhou Summit. 

Japan and South Korea reacted positively¹¹ to China's proposals for third-party international industrial capacity cooperation and fourth-party markets under the frameworks of the "Belt and Road" Initiative and "Eurasia Initiative". 

The three countries approved a joint¹² research report on improving connectivity of their supply chains and agreed to expand the research to ASEAN countries. 

They also reiterated¹³ that they will speed up the negotiations¹⁴ on a trilateral Free Trade Agreement and a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership¹⁵ (RCEP). 

The three countries also vowed¹⁶ to further strengthen a multilateral trade mechanism¹⁷, enhance cooperation under the frameworks of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and actively¹⁸ push forward integration of regional economies.

1 consensuses   

（意见等）一致( consensus的名词复数 )； 一致的意见； 共识(~(among sb)| ~(about sth)| ~(that))； 大多数人的意见

参考例句：

2 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

3 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

4 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

5 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。

6 ebb   

vi.衰退，减退；n.处于低潮，处于衰退状态

参考例句：

• The flood and ebb tides alternates with each other.涨潮和落潮交替更迭。
• They swam till the tide began to ebb.他们一直游到开始退潮。

7 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

8 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。

9 uncertainties   

无把握( uncertainty的名词复数 )； 不确定； 变化不定； 无把握、不确定的事物

参考例句：

• One of the uncertainties of military duty is that you never know when you might suddenly get posted away. 任军职不稳定的因素之一是你永远不知道什么时候会突然被派往它处。
• Uncertainties affecting peace and development are on the rise. 影响和平与发展的不确定因素在增加。 来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告

10 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。

11 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

12 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。

13 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

14 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

15 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。

16 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。

17 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。

18 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。