2016年CRI Xi's Visit to Boost China-Poland Ties

 

Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit is expected to boost cooperation not only with Poland, but also with Europe as a whole.

Chinese ambassador to Poland, Xu Jian, says China welcomes the partnership¹ with Poland under the belt and road initiative and the 16 plus 1 mechanism².

"China is willing to help Poland in areas such as infrastructure³ construction, logistics, new energy, agriculture and technology, where we can work together. During President Xi's visit, China and Poland will sign new commercial documents. The perspective of these cooperations is looking bright."

China and Poland have also been talking about the possibility of cooperation in nuclear energy.

Jia Xiudong, Senior Research Fellow from the China Institute of International Studies, believes it will be a topic of discussion during Xi's visit.

"When it comes to nuclear energy, Poland has a plan to build a power plant. Poland itself doesn't have many natural resources so it relies on the import of energy. So it would like to build a nuclear power plant and it has been talking with many companies in several countries like France and Japan. Chinese companies are also interested in nuclear cooperation with Poland. So during President Xi Jinping's trip to Poland, this topic will certainly come up."

Since the two countries established a strategic partnership in 2011, trade between China and Poland has increased by 30 percent.

Poland has been China's largest trade partner in central and eastern Europe, while China is the biggest partner for Poland in Asia.

Many Chinese enterprises have been jumping on the bandwagon and finding their way into the Polish market.

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has been a major success story.

The company has already taken up to 20 percent of the market, as of the end of last year.

Deputy chief of Huawei's eastern and northern European region, Zhang Xibo, says Poland is the pivot⁴ of a potentially much larger market.

"We don't see Poland as a market within just its boundaries. Considering its population and its GDP being the largest in the region, Huawei based its eastern, central and northern branches in Poland and set out from here, to work under the partnership with local services. There is also a regional operation center there to undertake expansion tasks."

China and Poland are also stepping up cultural exchanges. A China-themed book exhibition has kicked off in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland.

During this one-month exhibition, various China-themed books will be displayed and sold in nine Polish cities, including Warsaw, Krakow, and Gdansk.

China's National Museaum will also hold a comprehensive exhibition in Poland in September.

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 pivot   

v.在枢轴上转动；装枢轴，枢轴；adj.枢轴的

参考例句：

• She is the central pivot of creation and represents the feminine aspect in all things.她是创造的中心枢轴，表现出万物的女性面貌。
• If a spring is present,the hand wheel will pivot on the spring.如果有弹簧，手轮的枢轴会装在弹簧上。