2017年CRI Chinese president meets top U.S. general

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with the Chair of the US Joint¹ Chiefs of Staff, suggesting Joseph Dunford's now-concluded trip to China will play a stabilizing² role in the relationship between the militaries of both sides.

The 3-day visit to China by U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford to China wrapped up on Thursday.

As part of his time in China, Dunford and has met with a number of leading Chinese military and political figures, including President Xi Jinping, who is also the head of China's Central Military Commission.

"You've had meetings with General Fang³ Fenghui and Vice⁴ Chairman Fan Chanlong and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, and had talks with them on a wide range of issues. You've also visited the northeast of our country. This reflects that our military-to-military relations have made a substantial and productive step forward."

Xi Jinping has told Dunford that he and Donald Trump⁵, who is also Commander-in-Chief of the US military, both understand the importance of maintaining open lines of communication between their respective armed forces. 

"US President Trump and myself both agree that our military to military relations constitute an important component⁶ of our state-to-state relations. Promoting constructive⁷ relations between the two militaries is very important for us to deepen relations between the two countries. Therefore we attach great importance to the development of our military-to-military relations and committed ourselves to further promoting bilateral⁸ cooperation."

For his part, Joseph Dunford says he's pleased with the discussions he's had with China's military leadership.

"As you indicated, I think we had a very productive dialogue with General Fan (Gen. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission) and we were able to sign the Joint Staffs Dialogue Mechanism⁹ which will help move us forward in military-to-military relations."

Dunford also says both sides want to continue working on improving risk controls and mutual¹⁰ trust between the two militaries.

Dunford's trip to China, while mainly a trust-building exercise, was also designed to try to iron-out a number of military-related issues ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's trip to China later this year.

1 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。

2 stabilizing   

n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
• These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句

3 fang   

n.尖牙，犬牙

参考例句：

• Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来，象一只犬牙似的。
• The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。

4 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。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

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 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。

9 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。

10 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。