新闻纵贯线 Today updated 20:00 2017/08/30

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

Coming up，

——Chinese foreign minister outlines BRICS summit agenda；

——UN Security Council condemns¹ N. Korea missile launch；

——Justin Lin Yifu’s Northeast economy suggestions cause controversies²；

——Pakistani, Chinese officials discuss Afghanistan amid tension with U.S.

Joining our discussions are：

Zhao Hai, Research Fellow, National Strategy Institute, Tsinghua University;

Dr. Cheng Xiaohe, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China;

Winston Wong, Managing Director of Shipstone Group Limited;

Terrill.L.Frantz, Assistant Professor of Management & Director of Global Development Peking University HSBC Business School;

Muhammad Karim Ahmad, Beijing-based Pakistan journalist.

1 condemns   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的第三人称单数 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 controversies   

争论

参考例句：

• We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句