2019年CRI Chinese high-tech companies boost Belt and Road Initiative

 

The latest Belt and Road Forum¹ has wrapped up, with the session in Beijing said to have opened up a number of opportunities for more Chinese companies to go global.

AliExpress is an international online retail² service of China's E-commerce giant Alibaba.

Its online shopping service reaches more than 220 countries across the globe, covering all the Belt and Road countries.

Turkey is one of the countries that benefit from the platform as local companies sought channels to sell their goods beyond their borders after the country currency plunged⁴.

Wang Mingqiang, general manager of AliExpress, explained how their platform connected the country with buyers across the globe.

"Since the beginning, we have been devoted⁵ to enhancing its logistic system, which is an essential part of e-commence business. The capability⁶ of its postal⁷ system to handle the deliveries has been increased dozens of times with our help. The first Turkey-based online store opened earlier this year. It attracted customers from 58 countries to purchase local goods within the first 24 hours of opening. Turkish products were sold to more than 90 countries in three days, reaching countries as far as Chile and New Zealand," Wang said.

Boosted by Belt and Road Initiative, more Chinese tech firms have stepped up to share their technological⁸ achievements and experience with participating countries.

Wang believed Chinese tech companies could make a great contribution to the Belt and Road countries, especially those with less-developed infrastructure⁹.

"Leading Chinese high-tech¹⁰ companies play a very crucial role in facilitating IT development in these countries. We can help them improve infrastructure, elevate the abilities of their IT sectors¹² as well as share some advanced developing experiences to them," Wang said.

Wang added the situation in different Belt and Road countries varied¹³, but said Chinese companies could help address challenges based on existing conditions.

Technologies like big data and cloud computing¹⁴ have been widely applied¹⁵ in some of the Belt and Road countries.

Some cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence or 5G is another field that Chinese tech firms are looking to venture into in these countries.

Wang Xiaoyong, vice³ chairman of China-Africa Business Council, explained how people in Africa could benefit from investments made by Chinese companies specializing in these technologies.

"Firstly, Chinese companies have brought benefits to Africa via e-commerce and logistics, which facilitate the continent's regional and global trade exchanges. In the field of public health, Chinese companies can provide services and technical supports through technologies like big data or AI for remote detection and diagnosis¹⁶. Chinese companies also help African countries with satellites to improve their communication, media and meteorological monitoring," Wang said.

Wang Xiaoyong said Chinese tech companies were inclined to hire more local people and train more local professionals, as well as integrate into the local environment.

Zhu Feng, executive director of China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea in Nanjing University, said Chinese tech companies need to reform themselves before going abroad.

"These companies have to bear in mind that the requirements for the operation capacity and mechanisms¹⁷ in China and abroad are different. If the tech companies fail to learn how to adapt to the local environment and to further strength and develop themselves in the global competition, they will not be able to play an effective role in BRI,” Zhu said.

Recent data shows that the export of high-tech products by Chinese enterprises has reached nearly 750 billion US dollars, accounting¹⁸ for 31 percent of China's total export.

This indicates that more Chinese high-tech companies and their products are being accepted by the Belt and Road countries.

Zdravko Pocivalsek, the Minister of Economic Development and Technology of Slovenia, said there was a huge potential for cooperation between Chinese and Slovenian tech companies.

"There are a lot of opportunities to cooperate with China to increase the cooperation between Slovenia and Chinese companies. In this way, we have to cooperate also with high tech Chinese companies. Because we are innovative-oriented country and there are a lot of companies with possibility to cooperate with Alibaba and other Chinese high-tech companies," Pocivalsek said.

Minister Pocivalsek added there were opportunities for Slovenian and Chinese companies to work together in the auto¹⁹ industry and IT sector¹¹. He said the influence of Chinese high-tech companies would be a good addition in the Central European country.

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

5 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

6 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

7 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

8 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

9 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。

10 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

11 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

12 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

14 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

15 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

16 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

17 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

19 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。