2015年CRI 人民币清算银行也正在建立在智利,第一次在南美洲

 

Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet have overseen² the signing of various deals connected to areas such as politics, trade, finance, mining, agriculture, production capacity and science and technology.

The People's Bank of China has also entered into a 3-year currency swap³ agreement with Chile's central bank worth 22 billion yuan, or around 3.5 billion U.S. dollars.

Li Keqiang says China and Chile are going to look at upgrading their decade-old free trade agreement.

"We've decided⁴ to apply zero-tariff to cover 97 percent of our products this year. In addition we've just signed an agreement to upgrade our Free Trade Agreement. An upgrade of the China-Chile FTA is expected to further expand bilateral⁵ trade and at the same time raise the trade quality."

Under the deals, a renminbi clearing bank is also being established in Chile, the first in South America.

The Chinese Premier says the government is going to encourage Chinese companies to bid for construction projects connected to Chile's "two-ocean tunnel," which connects the Pacific and the Atlantic.

Li Keqiang says his time in Chile also marks a pair of important milestones⁶.

"This visit of mine to Chile coincides with the 45th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and Chile. And it is also the 10th anniversary of the signing of the free-trade agreement between China and Chile. Therefore this visit has very important commemorative significance because of those two historic moments."

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet suggests Li Keqiang's visit is another landmark⁷ in bilateral ties.

"Mr. Premier, your visit to Chile will mark a clear starting point for our work in pursuit of a deeper understanding. We know that the prosperity from our relation will result in bettering living conditions and more development opportunities for our countries and our people."

Chile is the last stop of the premier's four-nation Latin American tour.

He's also made stops in Brazil, Columbia and Peru.

For CRI', I'm Qi Zhi.

1 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。

2 overseen   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was overseen stealing the letters. 他被人撞见在偷信件。 来自辞典例句
• It will be overseen by ThomasLi, director of IBM China Research Laboratory. 该实验室由IBM中国研究院院长李实恭(ThomasLi)引导。 来自互联网

3 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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 milestones   

n.重要事件( milestone的名词复数 )；重要阶段；转折点；里程碑

参考例句：

• Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments. 这次代表大会通过了对外政策中几起划时代的事件，并且它们可作为主要成就记录下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Dale: I really envy your milestones over the last few years, Don. 我真的很羡慕你在过去几年中所建立的丰功伟绩。 来自互联网

7 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。