英闻天下——291 China Takes over Operation of a Pakistani Port

China has taken over the management of a strategic deep-water Pakistani seaport¹.

 

The port of Gwadar on Pakistan's southwestern coast has been transferred to China state-owned Overseas Ports Holding Company.

 

The company will be fully² responsible for operational control of the port from Singapore's PSA International.

 

However, the port will remain the property of Pakistan and profits will be shared between Pakistan and the new Chinese owners.

 

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari says the port is helping³ to improve trade ties between China and Pakistan:

 

"It gives new impetus⁴ to Pakistan-China relations and it takes a step further our political cooperation into the realm of economic cooperation. Gwadar port will enhance trade and commerce not only between Pakistan and China but also in the region. It has strategic importance for the People's Republic of China. Around 60 percent of China's crude oil comes from the Gulf⁵ countries. China's import of crude oil from the Gulf countries would increase within the next decade. These countries are close to Gwadar."

 

Construction of the port cost 250-million US dollars of which China funded a large part.

 

Situated⁶ in the Arabian Sea, the port occupies a strategic location between South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East.

 

It lies near the Strait of Hormuz, which is a gateway⁷ for about 20 percent of the world's oil.

 

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Liu Jian has dismissed speculation⁸ China would use the port for military purposes.

 

Liu has also rejected India's concerns over the handover, saying no third country should have reservations about the bilateral⁹ arrangement on the handover of the port.

1 seaport   

n.海港，港口，港市

参考例句：

• Ostend is the most important seaport in Belgium.奥斯坦德是比利时最重要的海港。
• A seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal.轮船能够补充煤炭的海港。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 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。

4 impetus   

n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力

参考例句：

• This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
• Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。

5 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

6 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

7 gateway   

n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法

参考例句：

• Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
• A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。

8 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

9 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。