China, Germany to promote military ties

 　　BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese army on Wednesday pledged to continue boosting military ties with Germany.

　　Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and a member of the Central Military Commission, made the remark when meeting with Werner Freers, the German Inspector¹ of the Army.

　　Chen said China places great value in developing friendly cooperation with the German army. And China hopes to make joint² efforts with Germany to push relations between the two armies and add to China-Germany relations.

　　"Relations between the Chinese and German armies have seen remarkable³ progress in recent years," Chen said, "while the cooperation structure has been continuously improved."

　　The military ties played a positive role in both armies' construction and development, he said.

　　Chen acknowledged the comprehensive and stable development of China-Germany relations. The two countries have maintained frequent high-level exchanges and strengthened political mutual⁴ trust, he said.

　　Chen said, China and Germany have soundly cooperated in global affairs and made fruitful achievements in all fields together.

　　"This years marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-German diplomatic relations," Chen said, adding China hopes to take the opportunity to work with Germany and beef up the bilateral⁵ ties.

　　Freers said China is an important partner for Germany.

　　The European country will promote mutual beneficial exchange between the two armies at all levels, Freers said, as well as comprehensively pushing further development of the strategic partnership⁶ with China.

1 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

4 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

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 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。