Dialogue Important to Accelerate Development & Co-op

　　Chinese Vice¹ Premier² Wang Yang speaks during the opening session of the fifth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Washington DC, on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Acting³ as special representatives of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi will co-chair the two-day dialogue with U.S. President Barack Obama's special representatives Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury⁴ Secretary Jacob Lew.[Photo: CRIENGLISH.com/Zhang Xu]

 

　　This year's edition of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue is wrapping up its first day in Washington.

 

　　CRI's Washington correspondent Xiaohong has the details.

 

　　Speaking at the opening session of the annual high-level talks between China and the United States, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang says dialogue is an important tool to accelerate the development of society.

 

　　"We would like to have dialogues and listen to different voices, and would accept the correct ideas. In the process of globalization, we had benefited from having dialogues with various stakeholders including the United States. Those dialogues help to detect the problems that had hindered our development and therefore improved our work. However, China, like the United States, will never accept views, however presented, that undermine our basic system or national interests."

 

　　The Chinese vice Premier notes that just a month ago President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama held their historical summit at Sunnylands, California and opened a new chapter in bilateral⁵ relations.

 

　　The talks are designed to try to put the consensus⁶ reached between the two leaders into concrete policies.

 

　　Wang Yang admits there are misunderstandings and disagreements between the two sides.

 

　　However, he says the disagreements can be controlled, noting China-U.S. cooperation is now a global issue.

 

　　U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he agrees.

 

　　"Mechanism⁷ like the Strategic and Economic Dialogue plays an important role in managing our complex relationship. If together we get it right, we can leave behind a much better future for our children, and for their children, and quite frankly⁸, for the world."

 

　　Biden says U.S.-China relationship will remain both competitive and cooperative, saying both sides share a wide range of opinions.

 

　　The annual talks, now in their fifth year, involve senior officials including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack⁹ Lew and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi.

 

　　Kerry says the talks allow the two countries to speak candidly¹⁰ about their differences to constructively¹¹ manage them and increase understanding.

 

　　Jacob Lew says, as the world's two largest economies, too much is at stake for both the United States and China to let the differences come in the way of progress.

 

　　"Now, while we each must guide our economic futures¹² by expanding the middle class of our nations, what we each do domestically matters enormously for the other. Yes, our economies are inter-connected. But what matters is ensuring that our economies are growing in a way that is balanced, beneficial, and mutually compatible."

 

　　As part of the two-day-sessions, senior officials from nearly two dozens of government agencies from both sides are expected to discuss a wide range of issues, including climate change, energy security and economics and trade.

 

　　For CRI, this is Xiaohong reporting from Washington.

1 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。

2 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

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 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

7 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。

8 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

9 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

10 candidly   

adv.坦率地，直率而诚恳地

参考例句：

• He has stopped taking heroin now,but admits candidly that he will always be a drug addict.他眼下已经不再吸食海洛因了,不过他坦言自己永远都是个瘾君子。
• Candidly,David,I think you're being unreasonable.大卫，说实话我认为你不讲道理。

11 constructively   

ad.有益的，积极的

参考例句：

• Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a person contented, with no time for boredom. 如此富有意义地利用业余时间来进行收藏，会使人怡然自得，无暇烦恼。
• The HKSAR will continue to participate constructively in these activities. 香港会继续积极参与这些活动。

12 futures   

n.期货，期货交易

参考例句：

• He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
• Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。