2020年CRI China-EU ties on a new level: Chinese ambassador to EU

 

Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang will depart on Apri 7 for the 21st China-EU leaders' meeting in Brussels.

Chinese ambassador to the EU says Premier Li's visit is expected to strengthen the sound ties between China and the continent.

The China-EU leaders' meeting this week will be the fifth of its kind to be co-chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, European Council President Donald Tusk², and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

It will be the last meeting between the two sides before the European Union elections next month.

Chinese ambassador to the European Union, Zhang Ming, says the positive engagement between the two sides has been helped by the leadership on both sides.

During President Xi Jinping's recent visit to Europe, he met with the leaders of several European countries.

Ambassador Zhang says that this demonstrates China's efforts to strengthen its ties with the region, which shares broad common interests.

Zhang added that with the implementation³ of the Foreign Investment Law in China, more opportunities will be created for economic and trade cooperation between China and Europe.

"Last month, the National People's Congress passed the law on foreign investment, which is another major step taken by China to comprehensively advance its reform and opening-up. It will significantly promote investment liberalization and facilitation between China and the European Union, and create greater opportunities for future China-EU cooperation," Zhang said.

Ambassador Zhang also spoke⁴ about the role of the Belt and Road Initiative in bringing the two sides closer together.

"Italy and Luxembourg recently signed memorandums of understanding with China to jointly⁵ build the Belt and Road Initiative, increasing to 22 the number of these agreements signed by governments or institutions in Europe. By the end of last year, 13 thousand trips were made by freight trains running between China and the European Union, reaching 49 cities in 15 European countries. Many enterprises in Europe have carried out high-level cooperation with partners in China, jointly exploring global markets, which has achieved fruitful results," Zhang noted⁶.

Ambassador Zhang also spoke about the prominent role of the ties between China and the European Union in helping⁷ to uphold their common positions, including the defense⁸ of multilateralism.

"China and the European Union are strengthening their coordination⁹ in the United Nations system. The two sides agreed to give full play to the WTO, IMF, World Bank, G20, the Asia Europe Meeting, and other global and regional multilateral mechanisms¹⁰, to resolve international disputes through dialogue, work together to cope with climate change, and promote sustainable development. This all conforms to the trends of our times and is in line with the expectations of the international community. These also form the foundation to consolidate¹¹ relations between China and the European Union," the ambassador said.

Besides Brussels, Premier Li Keqiang will also head to Croatia for an official visit and the eighth leaders' meeting of China and Central and Eastern European countries.

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 tusk   

n.獠牙，长牙，象牙

参考例句：

• The wild boar had its tusk sunk deeply into a tree and howled desperately.野猪的獠牙陷在了树里，绝望地嗥叫着。
• A huge tusk decorated the wall of his study.他书房的墙上装饰着一支巨大的象牙。

3 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。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 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。

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

10 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 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。