2020年CRI Xi's visits this week to facilitate Asia-Pacific cooperation: officials

Xi's visits this week to facilitate Asia-Pacific cooperation: officials

Senior Chinese officials expect that President Xi Jinping's upcoming overseas visits this week will facilitate Asia-Pacific cooperation and intensify¹ bilateral² relations.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Papua New Guinea, Brunei and the Philippines from November 15th to 21st.

During his time in Papua New Guinea, Xi Jinping will meet with leaders from eight Pacific Island countries that have established diplomatic ties with China.

He will also deliver a speech to expound³ on China's policies toward the Pacific island countries, and announce major cooperation measures to support their development.

Vice⁴ Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang says Xi Jinping's visit will cement the friendship between China and developing countries.

"This will be the first visit by China's head of state to Papua New Guinea, and also President Xi's second meeting in four years with leaders of the Pacific island countries that have established diplomatic ties with China. It is of great guiding significance in deepening China's relations with Papua New Guinea and other Pacific island countries that have diplomatic ties with China," says Zheng.

Xi Jinping will also attend the 26th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting from Saturday to Sunday in Port Moresby.

The meeting will see APEC leaders discuss topics such as regional economic integration⁵, the digital economy, connectivity, sustainable and inclusive growth.

The Chinese president will deliver a keynote speech at the APEC CEO summit, and give an important speech at the informal meeting of leaders.

After his time in Papua New Guinea, the president will pay his first state visits to Brunei and the Philippines.

Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou says the president will meet with the Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

"During his visit to Brunei, President Xi will hold talks and conduct in-depth exchange of views with Sultan Hassanal in regards to the regional and global issues of common concern to the two countries. The two leaders will also comprehensively deploy⁶ and plan mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in various fields. To reflect the important consensus⁷ and fruits to be reached by the two leaders, the two sides have planned to release a joint⁸ declaration during the visit. Relevant departments on both sides are currently consulting each other on cooperation documents concerning such fields as jointly⁹ building the Belt and Road, people-to-people and cultural exchanges," says Kong.

Kong Xuanyou adds that Xi Jinping's visit to the Philippines is expected to upgrade bilateral ties to a new level.

"During the visit, President Xi will hold talks with President Duterte, meet Senate President Sotto and Speaker of the House of Representatives Arroyo¹⁰. The leaders of the two countries will make a new strategic plan for the development of China-Philippines ties, comprehensively enhance pragmatic cooperation in various fields to higher level, and conduct in-depth exchange of views on regional and global issues of common concern to the two countries," says Kong.

A joint statement is also going to be announced, as the two sides are preparing cooperation documents on trade, infrastructure¹¹ and people-to-people exchanges.

1 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

2 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。

3 expound   

v.详述；解释；阐述

参考例句：

• Why not get a diviner to expound my dream?为什么不去叫一个占卜者来解释我的梦呢？
• The speaker has an hour to expound his views to the public.讲演者有1小时时间向公众阐明他的观点。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

6 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

7 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

8 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。

9 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。

10 arroyo   

n.干涸的河床，小河

参考例句：

• She continued along the path until she came to the arroyo.她沿着小路一直走到小河边。
• They had a picnic by the arroyo.他们在干枯的河床边野餐过。

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。