2016年CRI China-Latvia cooperation intertwined with 16+1 mechanism: Ambassador

 

During Li Keqiang's three-day stay in Latvia, he is scheduled to meet with leaders from 16 Central and Eastern European countries.

China formed the "16+1" cooperation mechanism¹ with the 16 CEE states in 2012.

Huang Yong, China's Ambassador to Latvia, says China-Latvia relations have become an important component² of that larger framework.

"Latvia holds a very important geographic³ position. Historically, it's the meeting point between Europe and Central Asia, as well as northern and southern Europe. The core idea of the '16+1' framework is to facilitate regional economic in CEE countries via building basic infrastructure⁴, such as ports, railways and highways. Due to the geographic location of Latvia and other Baltic nations, China-Latvia cooperation has mainly focused on infrastructure construction and logistics flow."

During the last meeting among Chinese and CEE leaders, which took place last year in Suzhou, Li Keqiang proposed an initiative that would see China increase infrastructure and logistics cooperation with CEE countries in the Adriatic, Black and Baltic Sea regions.

Ambassador Huang Yong says he expects the upcoming meeting to produce similarly concrete results.

"Each leaders' meeting between China and CEE countries has produced solid results, including the signing of many cooperation deals between governments and companies. This shows that the '16+1' mechanism has effectively provided tremendous opportunities for China and CEE nations. China has a stable strategic partnership⁵ with the European Union, and the EU in term supports China in contributing to the world economy and international order. So the '16+1' mechanism is an important component of China-Europe cooperation. It provides tremendous potential. "

Beyond economics, the Ambassador also says people to people exchanges remain a critical component in China-Latvia relations, with an emphasis on education, culture and tourism.

He also says plans are being worked on for future cooperation in areas such as health and medicine.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Latvia in 1991.

For CRI, I'm Victor Ning.

1 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。

2 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

3 geographic   

adj.地理学的，地理的

参考例句：

• The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

5 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。