2018年CRI China and EU against trade protectionism

 

China and the EU have reached a consensus¹ against unilateralism, protectionism and support for a multilateral trade system at their latest round of High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue.

The dialogue has been co-chaired by Chinese Vice² Premier³ Liu He and European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Monday.

Following the talks, Liu He says both sides support multilateralism and should work together to boost world economy.

"As we all know, this dialogue is held against a very special backdrop when unilateralism and trade protectionism are on the rise and tensions appear in the economic relations between major economies. Both sides agreed to resolutely⁴ oppose unilateralism and protectionism, and committed to defend the multilateral trading system that is centered on the WTO and based on rules, to promote the economic cooperation that is more open, inclusive, balanced, and beneficial to all, to reform the multilateral trading system, and keep it advancing with the times, and to improve the global institutions for economic governance."

Liu He says China and EU have agreed to work together to accelerate the process allowing China to participate in an European government procurement⁵ agreement.

Both of them have also agreed to promote market access for agricultural products, as well as deals to certify⁶ organic products.

The EU has agreed to accelerate the legislative⁷ process and formulate⁸ a timetable on recognizing the qualification of Chinese certification authorities.

Liu He also said that there will be cooperation in many areas between the two economies.

"The two sides agreed to continue connecting the Belt and Road Initiative to Europe's development strategies, work together to promote the establishment and development of the China-EU connectivity platform as well as the China-EU investment fund. The two sides also agreed to further practical cooperation in areas of digital economy, E-commerce, Circular Economy, and White Pollution Prevention."

European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen notes China and EU account for one-third of the world's current GDP.

Katainen says the EU wants to work with China to safeguard free trade rules and the multilateral trade mechanism⁹.

"Our shared focus is to show our support for the WTO, as a center of the rules based on the multilateral trading system. We need to demonstrate the adherence¹⁰ to the international trading rules and cooperate on reform to help the WTO meet new challenges."

Trade volume between China and the EU increased by 7.3 percent in the first five months this year compared with the same period last year.

The China-EU forum¹¹ has been held since 2007.

1 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？

2 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。

3 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。

4 resolutely   

adj.坚决地，果断地

参考例句：

• He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。
• He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难，而是抱怨自己运气不佳。

5 procurement   

n.采购；获得

参考例句：

• He is in charge of the procurement of materials.他负责物资的采购。
• More and more,human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化。

6 certify   

vt.证明，证实；发证书(或执照)给

参考例句：

• I can certify to his good character.我可以证明他品德好。
• This swimming certificate is to certify that I can swim one hundred meters.这张游泳证是用以证明我可以游100米远。

7 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

8 formulate   

v.用公式表示；规划；设计；系统地阐述

参考例句：

• He took care to formulate his reply very clearly.他字斟句酌，清楚地做了回答。
• I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。

9 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。

10 adherence   

n.信奉，依附，坚持，固着

参考例句：

• He was well known for his adherence to the rules.他因遵循这些规定而出名。
• The teacher demanded adherence to the rules.老师要求学生们遵守纪律。

11 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。