2016年CRI China, ASEAN Officials Meet over South China Sea

 

The 22nd China-ASEAN Senior Officials' Consultation¹ has taken place in Singapore this Wednesday and Thursday.

The sessions mainly focused on how to implement² the Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea, or the DOC.

Chinese Vice³ Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin co-chaired the meeting with Chee Wee Kiong, who heads Singapore's Foreign Ministry⁴.

Liu Zhenmin says those in attendance have agreed to continue talking about ways to make the Declaration more conducive⁵ to the current realities in the South China Sea.

He says the Declaration is to be tabled at a forthcoming meeting among the Foreign Ministers from China and ASEAN in July.

"The main elements of the document will include confirming the parties' commitment to the DOC, underlining the status and role of the DOC, reaffirming the parties' recognition of the main principles and spirit of the DOC, maintaining peace and stability, upholding freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea, insisting that disputes should be solved through negotiations⁶ between the parties directly concerned."

The consultation this week in Singapore has become an annual gathering⁷ for diplomats⁸ from China and ASEAN countries.

Aside from issues in the South China Sea, the sessions are also a chance for officials from China and ASEAN countries to talk about other issues.

This year's Consultation has been held in Singapore for the first-time.

The city-state replaced Thailand in October as the coordinator⁹ for China-ASEAN relations.

As part of the discussions over the past 2-days, the delegates have also been hammering out the details of how they plan to mark the 25th anniversary of the beginning of official talks between China and the 10-nation bloc¹⁰.

Chee Wee Kiong says ASEAN feels its important to mark the occasion.

"The 25th anniversary is a timely juncture¹¹ to review ASEAN-China strategic partnership¹², to discuss ways to strengthen this partnership, including through effective implementation¹³ of the ASEAN-China Plans of Action for 2016 and 2020,"

The anniversary celebrations are scheduled to take place after this year's ASEAN Summit, which is due to be held in the Laotian capital, Vientiane, in September.

For CRI, this is Qizhi.

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 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。

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 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 conducive   

adj.有益的，有助的

参考例句：

• This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.这样的氛围更有利于学习。
• Exercise is conducive to good health.体育锻炼有助于增强体质。

6 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。

7 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

8 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

10 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

11 juncture   

n.时刻，关键时刻，紧要关头

参考例句：

• The project is situated at the juncture of the new and old urban districts.该项目位于新老城区交界处。
• It is very difficult at this juncture to predict the company's future.此时很难预料公司的前景。

12 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。

13 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。