2017年CRI China, Germany vow to expand partnership

 

Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang (L) and his German counterpart Angela Merkel meet reporters at a joint² press conference in Berlin, Germany, on June 1, 2017. [Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Duo]

China and Germany have vowed³ to expand their cooperative partnership⁴ and continue to fight against climate change.

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his German counterpart Angela Merkel made the comments at a joint press conference in Berlin.

The two leaders both said that as the world becomes more uncertain, they have a responsibility to expand their partnership in all the different areas.

Premier Li Keqiang said the relations between China and Germany will remain solid.

"The stable and adult character of our relationship is a sign that the world can be peaceful, we can support cooperation and together we can reach security. We are both ready to contribute to peace and stability in the world," said Premier Li.

To further enrich bilateral⁵ cooperation, the two countries agreed to speed up negotiations⁶ on an investment agreement between China and the European Union (EU).

Premier Li said the deal will benefit the two-way opening-up and equality between the Chinese and EU markets, while promoting trade liberalization and investment facilitation.

German Chancellor⁷ Angela Merkel said her country attaches great importance to the investment treaty, and that its signing will be a good start of negotiations on an EU-China free trade agreement.

"One important issue was the development of our trade relations. We have agreed that trade nations like Germany and China should work together and also clearly acknowledge their commitment to free trade. We have clearly underlined this commitment again," said Merkel.

In terms of climate change issues, Premier Li said China will continue to work steadfastly⁸ to implement⁹ the Paris climate deal and cooperate with all parties to tackle climate change.

"There's a saying in China: 'Promises must be kept and actions must be resolute¹⁰.' It is a worldwide call to deal with climate change. It is not something invented by China. Chinese scientists and theorists are moving forward based on international research results in this regard. However, we realized that since it is a global consensus¹¹, as a large developing country, we should bear our due international responsibility," said Premier Li.

He said China has actively¹² participated in promoting the Paris Agreement, and will make more efforts to maintain the green, low-carbon and sustainable development course.

Merkel spoke¹³ highly of China's commitment to the climate change issue.

"I am very pleased that China is committed to the responsibilities of the climate protection treaty. The cooperation of the European Union with China in this area and especially with view to new technologies will play an important part also in the following meeting in Brussels," said Merkel.

The Paris Agreement, which went into effect last November, sets a target of holding the global average rise in temperature below 2 degrees Celsius¹⁴ above pre-industrial levels, and preferably below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry¹⁵ spokesperson Hua Chunying also reiterated¹⁶ that China will continue to implement the deal, and positively¹⁷ take part in the multilateral process of global climate governance.

Meantime, Merkel also said that the EU needs to fulfill¹⁸ its obligations under Article 15 of the Protocol¹⁹ on China's Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and offer equal treatment to Chinese enterprises.

Li Keqiang praised Germany's support on this matter, urging the 28-nation bloc²⁰ to abide²¹ by WTO rules when making new regulations targeting unfair trade practice.

According to Article 15, WTO members should have stopped using the surrogate country approach when conducting anti-dumping investigations²² involving China as of December of last year.

However, the EU's executive arm, the European Commission, scrapped²³ the "non-market economy" list and replaced the approach with "market distortion" which is said to be another surrogate method.

Germany is the first leg of Premier Li's ongoing²⁴ 3-day Europe tour, which also takes him to Belgium, where he'll co-chair the 19th China-EU leaders' meeting with other EU officials.

1 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。

2 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。

3 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

4 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。

5 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。

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 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

8 steadfastly   

adv.踏实地，不变地；岿然；坚定不渝

参考例句：

• So he sat, with a steadfastly vacant gaze, pausing in his work. 他就像这样坐着，停止了工作，直勾勾地瞪着眼。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• Defarge and his wife looked steadfastly at one another. 德伐日和他的妻子彼此凝视了一会儿。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

9 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。

10 resolute   

adj.坚决的，果敢的

参考例句：

• He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。
• The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。

11 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？

12 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。

13 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

14 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

15 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。

16 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

17 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

18 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

19 protocol   

n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节

参考例句：

• We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
• The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。

20 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。

21 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

22 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

23 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。

24 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。