Chinese, British officials call for enhancing bilateral cooperation

 LONDON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- British firms are welcome to invest in China and achieve mutual¹ benefit and win-win in the bilateral² cooperation, said a senior Chinese trade official in London on Monday.

Speaking at a seminar on China's opening-up and globalization, Zhong Shan, Chinese vice³ minister of commerce, said China and Britain are very complementary in economy.

"Britain boasts rich experience in developing service industry and technical innovation, while China, as an emerging big trade and investment country, has released strong potential of market need, posing great prospects⁴ of cooperation between the two countries," he said.

He suggested several areas which the two countries are particularly needed to enhance cooperation, such as high-end manufacturing, infrastructure⁵ investment, low-carbon and green economy, and small and medium-size enterprises.

Zhong described Britain as an important economic and trade partner in Europe, projecting the two countries' bilateral trade will exceed 100 billion U.S. dollars.

The two-way trade between China and Britain surged 17 percent in 2011, with British exports to China jumping 29 percent on the basis of 40 percent increase in 2010.

Martin Donnelly, permanent secretary of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, stressed the importance of partnership⁶ between the two countries, especially in the field of economy and trade.

He said that the rise of China is the most important change in the world in the late 20th century.

1 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。

2 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。

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 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

5 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。

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。