2018年CRI Largest Chinese delegation in Zimbabwe to explore cooperation opportunities

 

A high-powered delegation¹ from Zhejiang Province is in Zimbabwe, exploring development opportunities and further enhancing China-Zimbabwe cooperation.

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The delegation is led by Che Jun, secretary of Zhejiang Provincial² Committee of the Communist Party of China.

It consists of a number of local government officials as well as business representatives from over 50 enterprises.

Addressing the Zimbabwe-China Business Forum³, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the delegation from Zhejiang Province is the largest Chinese delegation the country has received since independence.

Mnangagwa is asking local businesses to capitalize on the occasion and seek development opportunities with their Chinese partners:

"I therefore urges local investors⁴ to seek strategic economic cooperation and partnerships⁵ with their Chinese counterparts for mutual⁶ benefit as we seek to reap strong economic development and industrialization of our country. You, my compatriots from Zimbabwe, you never never have found such a comprehensive business delegation put together in one room. Do not complain tomorrow if you miss this opportunity. "

The Zhejiang delegation's trip to Zimbabwe follows Mnangagwa's visit to China in April, during which he also made a stop in Zhejiang.

Mnangagwa says experiences have been drawn⁷ from that visit to help develop Zimbabwe:

"To enhance our business operating environment, the establishment of Zimbabwe Investment and Development Authority is currently underway which will be the one-stop center for investment and facilitation and promotion⁸ as I saw in your province."

Mnangagwa has once again reaffirmed his administration's commitment to openness:

"Investors are assured of a clear, consistent, coherent and friendly business policies for win-win outcomes under my dispensation. I assure you that if any one of your business colleagues here finds any door where investment to Zimbabwe closed, tell me, I'll open it in seconds."

Che Jun says Zhejiang is keen to inject investment in Zimbabwe and enable it to fully⁹ participate in the Belt and Road Initiative.

"Our visit aims to carry out the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and implement¹⁰ some specific agreements the two heads of states reached this April. The visit will help to further enhance the cooperation between China and African countries, especially between China and Zimbabwe."

The two sides have signed a number of agreements and MOUs covering infrastructure¹¹, economy, technology, education and culture.

Among the outcomes is a 1-billion-U.S.-dollar deal for establishing a steel plant that can produce up to 2 million tonnes of steel annually¹².

Stats show that Zhejiang's trade with Zimbabwe stood at 160 million U.S. dollars in 2017, accounting¹³ for 12 percent of China's total trade with Zimbabwe.

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 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

3 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。

4 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

5 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

6 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。

7 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

8 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

9 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

10 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。

11 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。

12 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

13 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。