2015年CRI 中国和韩国在周一签署了自由贸易协议

 

China and South Korea signed the free trade agreement on Monday.

Under the deal, tariffs¹ on over 90 percent of the goods traded between the two countries will be removed in the next two decades.

It covers 17 areas including trade in goods, services and investment. It also covers e-commerce, government procurement² and competitive policies.

It is also the first time for China to include finance, telecommunications and e-commerce industries in a free trade deal.

Jin Yisong, President of China Chamber³ of Commerce in Korea, says the FTA marks a breakthrough in economic and trade cooperation between the two economies.

"Both countries can make their respective advantages complementary to each other.

It will have a positive impact in the upgrading of enterprises and optimization⁴ of industrial structure in both China and South Korea."

Bilateral⁵ trade between the two countries reached 235 billion U.S. dollars in 2014.

Once the FTA takes effect, the number is expected to reach to 400 billion U.S. dollars in five years.

Chun Kalim, Professor of Political Economics from Hoseo University, says this agreement has a high-level value for South Korea.

"South Korea values a lot in exploring overseas markets, as it is an export-dominated country. On the one hand, China itself is a huge market; on the other hand, China's "one belt, one road initiative" will provide South Korea a great opportunity to expand its influence to Central Asia and South Asia. "

Beijing has been in discussion with South Korea over forming a broader trade bloc⁶ called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership⁷.

This is a multilateral Free Trade Agreement that links the ten members of ASEAN or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with China,

India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

Professor Chun Kalim believes the FTA agreement between China and South Korea can form a blueprint⁸ for these negotiations⁹.

"The signing of this agreement will promote the implementation¹⁰ of a larger free trade agreement among China, South Korea and Japan.

At the same time, it'll speed up the process to make the entire East Asian region a free trade zone and influence areas such as ASEAN and South Asia. "

If negotiated successfully, this Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership would create the largest trading bloc in the world.

For CRI, this is Huang Shan.

1 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

2 procurement   

n.采购；获得

参考例句：

• He is in charge of the procurement of materials.他负责物资的采购。
• More and more,human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化。

3 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

4 optimization   

n.最佳化，最优化；优选法；优化组合

参考例句：

• Development of detergents has required optimization of the surfactants structure. 发展洗涤剂时，要求使用最恰当的表面活性剂结构。 来自辞典例句
• In the case of productivity tools and other non-entertainment-oriented products, this optimization means minimizing work. 对于生产工具和其他非娱乐导向的产品而言，这意味着将工作负荷降至最低。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5 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。

6 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

7 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

8 blueprint   

n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划

参考例句：

• All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
• The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

9 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

10 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。