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Today updated 20:00 2017/07/07  G20在德民抗议中召开，看德美俄如何在分歧中破冰

Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- from a different perspective. I'm Suyi

Coming up：

The upcoming G20 summit in Germany is expected to be a tough one as protectionism continues to pressure global relations and the world economy. The U.S. decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement poses another setback¹ in dealing² with the deteriorating³ environmental issue. Some U.S. scholars are looking at China for greater international leadership.

Meantime, German Chancellor⁴ Angela Merkel says it's her role as host of this year's G20 summit to resolve differences.

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said she expected this year's summit follow up on the agenda made in the event in Hangzhou.She also suggested that G20 could use the Belt and Road Initiative, as it brings the region better together as reference to gather more countries in financing investment.

For more on this, CRI' Suyi is now joined by Dr. Hans-peter Burghof, Chair of the Banking⁵ and Finance Department at the University of Hohenheim in Germany；John Kirton, co-director of the G20 Research Group at the University of Toronto；and in the studio we have Prof Zhang Jianping, Director General of Center for Regional Economic Cooperation and also Director General at the Institute of West Asia and Africa, with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation

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1 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

4 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。

5 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。