2020年CRI Xi urges higher-level Asia-Pacific cooperation

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a speech at the 26th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

The president took the opportunity to encourage leaders across Asia-Pacific to share a common responsibility to chart a long-term development course, and draw up a post-2020 vision.

President Xi Jinping called for advance economic integration¹ so as to build an open economy in the Asia-Pacific region with each country continuing to promote the liberalization of trade and investment.

Xi Jinping said the road toward a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific will not be smooth, but APEC leaders need to remain committed to this goal and move toward it.

He also calls on countries to adopt an inclusive and transparent² approach to the various kinds of free trade arrangements and uphold the rules-based multilateral trading system.

The year 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up, with the recent China International Import Expo attracting some 3,600 companies and sealing 57.8 billion U.S. dollars worth of deals.

President Xi Jinping said this has sent a message about China's strong commitment to support free and open trade in the world.

Apart from this, he said pursuing innovation-driven growth is also important.

For example, China is endeavoring to build a "Digital China" and many innovations have been made in areas such as Internet Plus and artificial intelligence.

Meanwhile, President Xi Jinping notes that China has made it a high priority to strengthen connectivity.

Thanks to five years of joint³ efforts, cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative has entered a new phase of full implementation⁴. China will host the second Belt and Road Forum⁵ for International Cooperation in April next year.

The Chinese leader also said the country follows a people-centered development philosophy and encourages open development for the benefit of all.

In the past few decades, China has lifted more than 700 million people out of poverty and will completely eliminate poverty by 2020. The Chinese economy has been contributing over 30 percent of the global growth for many years.

1 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。

2 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

3 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。

4 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

5 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。