2018年CRI Alaska seeks to expand business cooperation with China: governor

 

Governor Bill Walker of Alaska says his state will take the opportunity to expand its business cooperation with China, as China and the United States have agreed not to engage in a trade war.

He made the remarks on the sidelines of the fourth China-U.S. Governors' Forum¹ in Chengdu.

CRI's Yu Yang has the story.

According to the joint² statement between the two countries issued on Saturday, China will significantly increase its purchases of U.S. goods and services.

Governor Bill Walker says that Alaska is well suited for this development.

"Alaska is a very rich resource state. If we were a country, we would be the eighth richest resource country in the world. So we are the closest state to China, we have natural gas, we have gold, we have silver, we have copper³, we have all sorts of opportunities in Alaska for resource. So we have commodity that is needed in China, so we are perfect fit for the situation that we are in right now."

During U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China last November, the two sides signed a deal to jointly⁴ explore natural gas in Alaska.

The governor says the gas project will be beneficial to both sides.

"So what that does is that it will create or bring over about 8 to 10 billion dollars of product to China every year and we think that project can last for a hundred years. So that's nearly a trillion dollars of commodity coming over to China from the United States. That's exactly the kind of projects that the president is looking for, that size, that magnitude. They will start offsetting⁵ the trade deficit⁶."

Chinese President Xi Jinping said earlier that he hoped Alaska and China could also cooperate in the area of winter sports, since China will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Walker said a memorandum⁷ of understanding was signed on Tuesday to begin that process.

"When President Xi asked me that when he was in Alaska, I said we will do everything we can. Today we signed an MOU on that between our university, Alaska Pacific University, who specializes in the winter sports with China to be able to train the Chinese athletes in Alaska for the 2022 Winter Olympics. So today is the day that they signed the memorandum of understanding to begin that process."

As the closest U.S. state to China geographically⁸, Alaska attracts a large number of Chinese tourists every year.

The governor says that they are working hard to open direct flights with China.

Walker is also heading a week-long business delegation⁹ known as "Opportunity Alaska: China Trade Mission."

The delegation is scheduled to visit the cities of Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu during the trip, which began on May 19 and ends on May 26.

According to official Chinese data, China has been Alaska's largest trade partner and export destination since 2011.

Walker's office says that Alaska exported more than 1.3 billion U.S. dollars' worth of goods to China in 2017.

1 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。

2 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。

3 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

4 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。

5 offsetting   

n.偏置法v.抵消( offset的现在分词 )；补偿；（为了比较的目的而）把…并列（或并置）；为（管道等）装支管

参考例句：

• Dealers, having concluded a forward contract, should always hedge with an offsetting contract. 外汇经营商在签订了一项远期合同之后总是应进行套头交易签订一项相抵合同。 来自辞典例句
• Where does Germany think offsetting shifts into greater external deficits might occur? 在德国看来，这么大的外部赤字应该转移到哪里？ 来自互联网

6 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

7 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。

8 geographically   

adv.地理学上，在地理上，地理方面

参考例句：

• Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe. 从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘。 来自辞典例句
• All these events, however geographically remote, urgently affected Western financial centers. 所有这些事件，无论发生在地理上如何遥远的地方，都对西方金融中心产生紧迫的影响。 来自名作英译部分

9 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。