英闻天下——135 MOC: Boost Foreign Trade in Accord with GDP

 　　The Chinese government is aiming to boost foreign trade in line with the country's economic expansion in 2013.

 

　　Shen Danyang, spokesman of the Ministry¹ of Commerce, made the remarks at the press conference on Wednesday.

 

　　Shen said China's foreign trade situation would remain grim this year.

 

　　"Our goal in 2013 is to encourage trade to grow at the same rate as the GDP while further stabilizing² and expanding the country's share in global trade."

 

　　Shen says anemic external demand and a rough trade environment cannot be fundamentally solved.However, some domestic factors have shown some positive signs.

 

　　At the same time, China's Ministry of Commerce says the European Commission's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probes into Chinese steel products are "unreasonable³".

 

　　"We strongly demand the EU side to obey by the rules of World Trade Organization. The EU side should respect the facts and withdraw their unreasonable decisions. We will closely follow the progress of this case. And we reserve our rights to deal with the dispute within the legal framework of WTO."

 

　　The European Commission earlier complained that Chinese steel manufacturers have received illegal subsidies⁴.

 

　　The EU plans to levy⁵ a 50-percent anti-subsidy tax on China's organic coating steel.

 

　　A final ruling is yet to be made by the commission.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 stabilizing   

n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
• These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句

3 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

4 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。