2018年CRI DPRK, U.S. leader hold historic meeting, China voices support

 

The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump¹ have held their highly-anticipated meeting in Singapore.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has voiced their support for the unprecedented² meeting, saying the Singapore meeting marks a new page in history after half a century of tensions between the U.S. and the DPRK.

"The U.S. and the DPRK have been opposing each other, and even hostile to each other for more than half a century. Today, the fact that the two countries' top leaders can sit together and hold equal talks has great and positive significance, creating a new history. Of course, China welcomes and supports the meeting because this is exactly what we look forward to and what we have been working for," says Wang.

The Chinese foreign minister says this meeting should be able to set the table for conversations on equal terms between Kim and Trump.

"We hope that top leaders of the two countries will eliminate barriers, establish mutual³ trust, overcome difficulties and reach basic consensus⁴ on promoting and achieving the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and enhancing and building a peace mechanism⁵ on the peninsula. We hope they can make an important step in this direction. Of course, we are willing to see all the relevant parties making positive efforts in this regard," says Wang.

The Chinese foreign minister also says China will continue to do its part in helping⁶ denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump began their summit on Tuesday morning with a historic handshake lasting⁷ for several seconds.

They then met one-on-one for about 40 minutes, before proceeding⁸ to an expanded meeting joined by a few aides.

In the afternoon, the two leaders signed a joint⁹ statement, with Kim agreeing to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in exchange for security guarantees.

"Today, we had a historic meeting and decided¹⁰ to leave the past behind, and we are signing a historic document. The world will see a major change. I would like to express my gratitude¹¹ to President Trump to make this meeting happen," said Kim.

The statement said that the two leaders conducted a "comprehensive, in-depth and sincere exchange of opinions" on issues with regard to establishing new DPRK-U.S. ties and building a lasting, robust¹² peace mechanism on the peninsula.

The two sides also agreed to commit to recovering the remains¹³ of prisoners of war and those missing in action during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953, with those already identified set to be repatriated¹⁴.

After the summit, Donald Trump took question from the roughly 2500 reporters covering the event, saying his meeting with Kim Jong Un proves that real change is indeed possible.

"My meeting with Chairman Kim was honest direct and productive. We've got to know each other well in a very confined period of time under very strong, strong circumstance. We're prepared to start a new history and we're ready to write a new chapter between our nations," said Trump.

Trump has also revealed the US side plans to stop conducting its annual war games with South Korea, and that sanctions against the DPRK will be lifted if -quote- "they know the nukes are no longer a factor."

The summit in Singapore represents the first-ever meeting between a sitting U.S. President and a top DPRK leader.

1 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。

2 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

3 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。

4 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？

5 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。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

8 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

9 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。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

11 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

12 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

13 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

14 repatriated   

v.把（某人）遣送回国，遣返( repatriate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The refugees were forcibly repatriated. 难民被强制遣送回国。
• Ancient artworks were repatriated from the US to Greece. 古代艺术品从美国遣送回希腊。 来自《简明英汉词典》