2018年CRI China and Pakistan pledge to cooperate in green economy

 

The latest China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services has concluded.

On Friday, a forum¹ was held to discuss further cooperation in green economic development between China and Pakistan.

CRI's Victor Ning has more.

The "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor" Green Investment and Cooperation Conference aims to explore ways to gain high quality economic growth in the two countries' investment cooperation.

Since the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC, was launched in 2013, a large number of Chinese companies have invested in Pakistan's business and financial sectors².

The CPEC has since become a flagship program under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.

Now the Chinese authorities are calling on businesses involved in the CPEC to put a greater emphasis on green development.

Zhang Wei, Deputy Director of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, says that the Chinese government has issued a number of regulations and guidelines on environmental protection for Chinese funded companies overseas.

She says Chinese companies in Pakistan need to focus on sustainable development by balancing economy, the environment and society.

"In fact, many developing countries now attach great importance to environmental protection and sustainable development. And today's business cooperation in the international community requires the Belt and Road spirit of achieving shared growth through discussion and collaboration³. Thus raising awareness⁵ for green and sustainable development has already become a key issue for Chinese companies going overseas."

Zhang also says it is a cooperation priority of Belt and Road Initiative for the involved countries to promote ecological⁶ concepts in investment and trade, as well as strengthen collaboration in protecting ecological environment and coping with climate change.

At the forum, Shaikh Muhammad Shariq, Chief Representative of the National Bank of Pakistan, is applauding the Chinese authorities' advocacy to enhance ecological awareness in the two countries' cooperation.

He says he hopes more Chinese companies will expand their operations into diverse sectors in Pakistan.

He says except energy and infrastructure⁷, there are many other sectors with investment potential in his country.

"Fish is one of the major potential export commodities of Pakistan. It already has a huge potential. Then we can see IT. And there can be other sectors like textile, retail⁸, automation, financial services."

Shariq says Pakistan has many advantages in market size, labor⁴ force and consumption ability, which are attractive for investors⁹ from China.

He says he hopes that more state-owned and private Chinese companies will come to Pakistan.

The bank representative has also pledged to provide financial services for Chinese companies that are interested in operating in Pakistan.

For CRI, I'm Victor Ning.

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 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》

3 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

6 ecological   

adj.生态的，生态学的

参考例句：

• The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
• Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.

7 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。

8 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

9 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