2020年CRI Philippine President to pay five-day visit to China

 

The President of the Philippines is scheduled to travel to China later this week.

Ahead of his arrival, CRI's Guanghao took a look at what could be on Rodrigo Duterte's agenda during the visit.

President Duterte's trip to China this week will be his fifth since he took office in 2016.

He is expected to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday.

During the visit, he is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

He will also be accompanied by Vice¹ President Wang Qishan to some of the FIBA Basketball World Cup games being hosted by China.

China's former ambassador to the Philippines, Wang Chungui says Duterte's visit will further boost bilateral² relations between the two countries.

"President Xi Jinping has met with President Duterte many times in recent years, setting a new direction for bilateral relations and cooperation. China's Belt and Road Initiative and the Philippines' "Build, Build, Build" program are well coordinated³. I think this visit will help to implement⁴ cooperation programs in areas such as trade and economic cooperation, and also people-to-people exchanges. They may also exchange views on some global and regional issues, such as the China-U.S. trade dispute."

Last year, China emerged as the largest source of foreign direct investment into the Philippines.

Meantime, exports from the country to China topped 18 billion U.S. dollars, up 7.1 percent year-on-year.

Wang Chungui expects the growing trend of closer economic cooperation to continue.

"You know, bilateral relations between China and the Philippines have been back on track for years; it is very important. I think, with the implementation⁵ of the consensus⁶ reached between the two heads of state, China's investment in the Philippines will continue to grow, and investment will be made based on need in areas like railways, harbors, and airports, which require a huge amount of money."

Media reports in the Philippines suggest that one of the topics on the agenda for discussion in Beijing will be oil exploration in the South China Sea.

Zhang Xuegang is an expert on Southeast Asian affairs at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations.

He says cooperation in this field would benefit both countries.

"Since President Duterte came into office, our cooperation in the South China Sea keeps moving forward and lead to substantial achievements. A bilateral consultation⁷ mechanism⁸ has been set since 2017 and four rounds of discussions have been held so far. During President Xi Jinping's visit to the Philippines last year, a memorandum⁹ of understanding on oil exploration was signed. Both sides agreed that our cooperation will be mutually beneficial and will help safeguard regional peace and stability."

He also stresses the role the Philippines could play in pushing forward the talks between China and ASEAN countries to finalize¹⁰ a code of conduct for the South China Sea.

"As the current country coordinator¹¹ for ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations, the Philippines have been committed to promoting the consultations¹² between China and ASEAN countries on code of conduct in the South China Sea in recent years. The process is going smoothly¹³ as expected. We are confident that with our concerted efforts, a final agreement will be reached in the future."

China has expressed its hope that the talks will bear fruits by 2021.

So far, the two sides have finished the first reading of the single draft negotiating text of the code.

1 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。

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 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

5 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。

6 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？

7 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

8 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。

9 memorandum   

n.备忘录，便笺

参考例句：

• The memorandum was dated 23 August,2008.备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
• The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book.秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。

10 finalize   

v.落实，定下来

参考例句：

• Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
• 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时，工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。

11 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

12 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。