2018年CRI CIIE help reinforce China-Australia trade ties: minister

 

The Australian Trade Minister says he will encourage more Australian companies to register for the China International Import Expo, in a bid to improve bilateral¹ trade and relations.

Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism, and Investment Steven Ciobo has made the remarks after witnessing the signing of a Memorandum² of Understanding between Austrade and the China International Import Expo Bureau.

The signing of the document came as part of a three-day official visit to Shanghai by the minister.

Steven Ciobo says he's happy to see that Australia is the first country to be invited to take part in the China International Import Expo.

"Today I had the opportunity to witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the forthcoming CIIE. There's a lot of interest from Australian businesses about participating in this. I think it will be an extraordinary showcase, not just for those businesses that are coming from Australia to China, but also importantly for China just to show the scale of opportunity and of course it also delivers upon President Xi's vision about continuing to open up China to the world, about continuing to make sure that there is more investment flying into China," says Ciobo.

84 Australian companies have committed to participate in the Expo, which will be held in Shanghai in November.

Minister Steven Ciobo vowed³ that Australia will take this opportunity to present many of its best products and services to Chinese consumers.

"On each occasion, President Xi (Jinping) spoke⁴ about China's desire to continue open up its economy to further investment, Australia welcomes that. We think that's an important part of the reform process from China, but it's also an important opportunity for countries to be able to invest in China and to help contribute to the success story that is China's growth," says Ciobo.

The visit by Ciobo this week was his 13th trip to China over the past three years, and it is the first visit by an Australian minister to China in the last 8 months.

The visit has been seen as an ice-breaker after several months of cooling relations between the two countries, which the minister alluded⁵ to during his comments to the media.

"There is from time to time areas where we disagree, but what matters is that we approach in a mature way, in a respectful way, recognizing that we don't have to agree all the time, but that we need to have a very open line of communication between Australia and China. I think through dialog, we can sort out and resolve differences. So my focus is upon all the areas where we can work in partnership⁶ rather than getting too worried about a small number of areas where there are differences," says Ciobo.

He also called for a strengthening of the flow of trade between the two sides.

1 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。

2 memorandum   

n.备忘录，便笺

参考例句：

• The memorandum was dated 23 August,2008.备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
• The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book.秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。

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 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。

5 alluded   

提及，暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design. 在你的谈话中，你提到了某个阴谋。
• She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。

6 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。