外国官员赞的中国可持续发展计划

 　　Former Prime Minister of Italy Mario Monti said China's emphasis on coordination¹ between growth and environmental protection under its new five-year plan will help achieve a greener economy and contribute to global development.

　　"I think coordination is the key to sustainable growth, both within a country and also globally. So I think it's very important that now China puts a new emphasis on this word. I think this will help China to achieve more balance between sheer economic growth and contribution with respect to the environment."

　　Former Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong stressed the importance of China's opening up, saying it will bring greater opportunities for growth.

　　"It's important that China opens its economy as well as its heart to the rest of the world. By heart I mean that China's goals, intentions and processes will have to be understood by the rest of the world. So the economy being opened up provides a lot of opportunities for the people."

　　Chinese authorities have launched their latest five-year plan of national development last week.

　　外国官员赞的中国可持续发展计划

　　According to the plan, the next-5-year is a crucial period for China to develop its economy with high quality, when China's economic growth will also face a series of challenges.

　　Nicolas Berggruen is founder² of the 21st Century Council, also known as the "Shadow G20", the organizer of the conference.

　　Berggruen says he is paying close attention to China's innovative³ measures.

　　"The innovation that comes from the U.S. is very much from the university system, some from government, but most of it comes from entrepreneurs. So China will again in the liberalization of the economy will have to allow entrepreneurs to take ideas and innovate⁴, because innovation cannot all come top down, it also has to come bottom up."

　　Berggruen added that China needs to be more active and open while focusing on domestic growth.

　　He said that the international community now has many misunderstandings of China due to lack of knowledge about the country.

　　He says this is why he launched the Understanding China Conference.

　　"My experience living in the West is that the understanding of China is very limited and as China has really focused on its domestic growth, it really, maybe, didn't have the time or the energy or the focus, understandably, to convey what China is all about as a culture, as a tradition, as a way of thinking, including the political systems to the West. So 'Understanding China' is really about laying the foundation for respect on both sides of cultures."

　　Attending this year's conference were 40 former heads of state, former prime ministers, business leaders and scholars from around the world.

　　For CRI, I'm Guo Yan.

1 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

4 innovate   

v.革新，变革，创始

参考例句：

• We must innovate in order to make progress.我们必须改革以便取得进步。
• It is necessary to innovate and develop military theories.创新和发展军事理论是必要的。