2020年CRI China, Russia upgrade relations for new era

 

The presidents of China and Russia have agreed to upgrade bilateral¹ relations after their latest meeting in Moscow.

President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to develop a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership² of Coordination³ for a New Era at a meeting on Wednesday.

Both agreed to uphold the notion of good neighborliness and win-win cooperation.

"The China-Russia relationship is seeing a continuous, steady and sound development at a high level, and is at its best in history. Both sides have firmly supported each other in their efforts to defend respective core interests and nurtured⁴ strong political and strategic mutual⁵ trust. Both countries have actively⁶ pushed forward all-around cooperation as internal driving forces of bilateral ties are emerging, and the convergence of the two countries' interests is deepening. China and Russia have played active roles in international affairs and global governance, and made important, constructive⁷ contributions to maintaining world peace and stability as well as international fairness and justice," said Xi Jinping.

This is the first state visit to Russia following Xi Jinping's re-election as Chinese president last year, and is also the eighth time he traveled to the country since 2013.

Xi Jinping said the two sides are facing a bigger picture.

"This year marks the 70th anniversary of the China-Russia diplomatic relationship. It's a milestone⁸ and also a new starting point. As the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, China and Russia are shouldering an even greater expectation from the peoples of the two countries and the international community. The Chinese side is willing to join Russia in amplifying⁹ the positive effect of the two countries' high-level political relationship, bring more benefits of bilateral cooperation to the two peoples, and present more China-Russia options for global affairs."

Xi Jinping also lauded¹⁰ the achievements in traditional fields including aviation and agriculture while vowing¹¹ to promote cooperation in new fields, such as e-commerce.

He called for more people-to-people exchanges.

China is a major trading partner of Russia, with a record-high volume of over 100 billion U.S. dollars last year.

Putin said the two sides will further promote ties in areas including energy resources and sports.

Both Moscow and Beijing also agreed that the Korean Peninsula issue needs to be addressed in a peaceful way.

The two leaders also witnessed the signing of a series of documents between the two countries.

Those include joint¹² declarations on promoting global stability and lifting bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination for a New Era, and several cooperation deals in fields including medicine, aviation, education and trade.

President Xi is on a three-day state visit to Russia. He is scheduled to attend this year's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum¹³ later this week.

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 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。

3 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。

4 nurtured   

养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 )； 培育； 滋长； 助长

参考例句：

• She is looking fondly at the plants he had nurtured. 她深情地看着他培育的植物。
• Any latter-day Einstein would still be spotted and nurtured. 任何一个未来的爱因斯坦都会被发现并受到培养。

5 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。

6 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。

7 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

8 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

9 amplifying   

放大，扩大( amplify的现在分词 )； 增强； 详述

参考例句：

• Often they use borrowed funds, amplifying their gains and losses. 他们通常会用借贷的资金交易，从而放大收益或损失。
• An amplifying type (or analog) device, as opposed to digital device. 放大器类（或模拟）器件，相对于数字器件而言的。

10 lauded   

v.称赞，赞美( laud的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They lauded the former president as a hero. 他们颂扬前总统为英雄。 来自辞典例句
• The nervy feats of the mountaineers were lauded. 登山者有勇气的壮举受到赞美。 来自辞典例句

11 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

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 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。