2015年CRI Chinese President Xi Jinping Prepares to Travel to Turkey for G20 Summit

 

Global economic growth is set to top the agenda this year, with the state of China's economic health likely to be one of the main talking-points. 

John Peace, President of UK-based Standard Chartered Bank, says he believes President Xi Jinping's growing political clout¹ should help him in convincing the other world leaders at the event that China's economy remains² in a sound position, despite the current economic slowdown. 

"I think the contribution the president will make at the G20 is a very important one, as the global economy slows, as the world goes through a transition. More importantly, China itself is going through a transition. I think the important role China has to play is being recognized by more and more people. "

Professor Euly Tarfrovski with the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia says other countries NOT represented at the G20 Summit will also be watching closely to see what the Chinese side talks about.

"G20 was formed after the world leaders found the G8 was not strong enough to deal with the challenges and problems worldwide. To be frank, G20 can't manage to do what G8 couldn't either. But the G20 does put what concerns new emerging economies into the agenda of world development. Chief among them, China plays a pivotal role in the development of these countries." 

Previous G20 sessions have included discussions about possible reforms to the US-led World Bank and the European-dominated International Monetary³ Fund.

And with the impending⁴ establishment of the Chinese-proposed Asian Infrastructure⁵ Investment Bank, the role these organizations will play in the future is once-again likely to be a central theme at this year's G20. 

Professor Gu Xuewu with the University of Bern in Germany says despite the Chinese push to command a bigger role on global economic affairs, he believes this G20 session isn't likely to herald⁶ any sweeping⁷ changes to the world's current economic dynamic. 

"Currently, the international economic order is still dominated by the United States. The establishment of AIIB, as well as internationalization of RMB should only be viewed as complementary to the current US-dominated global economic order. The Chinese moves, in particular with the RMB, will dilute⁸ the influence of American Dollar globally. But all this still won't change the leading role the United States continues to play in the international economic order." 

Hosted this year by Turkey for the first time, the leaders of the G20 are also expected to focus their attention on the massive influx⁹ of migrants making their way into Europe this year from Syria and other parts of the Middle East and Africa. 

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors met in Peru just over a month ago ahead of this weekend's leaders meeting. In it, they discussed what else needs to be done to move forward on growth strategies established during previous G20 sessions. 

It's expected Chinese President Xi Jinping is going to address China's role in meeting the G20 growth goals as part of a speech he's due to deliver following the meetings in Antalya. 

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1 clout   

n.用手猛击；权力，影响力

参考例句：

• The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.女王有特权，但无真正的政治影响力。
• He gave the little boy a clout on the head.他在那小男孩的头部打了一下。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

4 impending   

a.imminent, about to come or happen

参考例句：

• Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。
• The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。

5 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

6 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

7 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

8 dilute   

vt.稀释，冲淡；adj.稀释的，冲淡的

参考例句：

• The water will dilute the wine.水能使酒变淡。
• Zinc displaces the hydrogen of dilute acids.锌置换了稀酸中的氢。

9 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。