2018年CRI 李克强总理出访德国推动中欧关系进程

Chinese premier¹ Li Keqiang and German Chancellor² Angela Merkel have wrapped up the latest round of intergovernmental talks, overseeing the signing of a slew³ of deals covering technology, agriculture and the automotive industry.

More than 20 new contracts have been inked, valued at nearly 30 billion dollars.

Germany has been China's largest trading partner in Europe for 43 consecutive⁵ years.

Meanwhile, China remains⁶ Germany's top trading partner globally.

Liu Zuokui, senior researcher from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, says the close bilateral⁷ ties between the two should be maintained through free trade and an international market based on fair and generally accepted rules.

"The cooperation is currently developed under three concepts. The first is the deepening of reform and expansion of opening. The premier's visit to Germany sends out a strong signal of China's willingness on that front, which will optimize⁸ the investment climate and strengthen market access. It also offers new opportunities for Germany, and gives an impetus⁹ to the bilateral ties. The second is anti-trade protectionism. And the third are proposed measures to build up a new pattern of major-power diplomacy¹⁰ and a community of shared destiny."

As part of the talks, China and Germany have initially¹¹ reached agreements to relax foreign ownership limits on German auto⁴ makers¹², as well as establish large-scale wholly-owned chemical companies in China.

Liu Zuokui says emerging industries, including new energy vehicles, are also being viewed as a solid base for cooperation.

"In fact, science and technology cooperation has been highlighted as a way to maintain a strong momentum¹³ of ties between two countries, especially in high-end equipment manufacturing, new technology and new energy industries. The cooperation achieved through Germany's Industry 4.0 strategy during the meeting will further clarify and consolidate¹⁴ the foundation, and prepare the ground for more cooperation in future."

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership¹⁵ between China and European Union and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China-EU leaders' meeting mechanism¹⁶.

Liu Zuokui says the "twin engine" model China and Germany have developed will help increase trade ties among China and the rest of the European Union.

"Germany serves as an important engine for Europe and the European Union. Germany is China's largest trading partner in the region. In-depth cooperation with Germany will obviously help with trade among China and the EU. The 'two engines' have a great pushing effect. Failure of the relationships and a reduction of trade will weaken the bilateral ties. From this perspective, the China-Germany relationship is the top priority of China-EU ties."

This year's EU-China Summit is due to be held in Beijing later on this month.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

3 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

4 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

5 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

6 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。

7 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。

8 optimize   

v.使优化 [=optimise]

参考例句：

• We should optimize the composition of the Standing Committees.优化人大常委会组成人员的结构。
• We should optimize our import mix and focus on bringing in advanced technology and key equipment.优化进口结构，着重引进先进技术和关键设备。

9 impetus   

n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力

参考例句：

• This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
• Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。

10 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

11 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

12 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

14 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。

15 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。

16 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。