2018年CRI City of London delegation visits China

 

A business delegation¹ lead by the Lord Mayor of the City of London is visiting China this week to promote trade ties.

The City of London Corporation business group, made up of senior representatives from the banking², insurance and legal sectors³, will stop in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing during their nine day visit.

In an interview before his departure, Charles Bowman, Lord Mayor of the City of London, told reporters that the trip aims to enhance and explore new business cooperation between the UK and China. He said that among the many topics to be discussed with Chinese counterparts, the City's role in the Belt and Road Initiative is top on the agenda.

"We see ourselves very much as the natural western hub for the Belt and Road and we are very keen to make sure we offer our expertise⁴ across all sorts of service provision in the support of what is an extraordinary vision, the size and scale of which I believe the globe has never seen before."

The Lord Mayor will also propose the prospect⁵ of a digital silk road.

"We have this wonderful 'one stop shop', tech and financial services right next door to each other with great governmental guidance, efficient regulatory support and user friendly environment and we are very keen to make sure we collaborate⁶ with China and create a win-win between the UK and China."

Fintech will also be on the discussion table among other topics when the Lord Mayor attends a forum⁷ on the development of China's Xiong'an New Area. He said the City of London can provide infrastructure⁸ solutions which will help Xiong'an to realize its ambition in becoming a world-class digital financial center.

"Without a shadow of doubt, our own expertise in what we've achieved here in London such as those in Canary Wharf⁹ will help in the infrastructure build and to the establishing of what would be a major development center for China. This project is of immense in scale and in terms of investment."

During UK Prime Minister Theresa May's official visit to China earlier this year, companies from the UK and China signed an agreement to jointly¹⁰ build a finance and technology park in Xiong'an New Area.

The Lord Mayor said he hopes the City delegation's visit will lead to closer cooperation in the Golden Era of UK-China relations. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the City Corporation's business operations in China.

1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

3 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

5 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

6 collaborate   

vi.协作，合作；协调

参考例句：

• The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
• I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。

7 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

8 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。

9 wharf   

n.码头，停泊处

参考例句：

• We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
• We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

10 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。