2016年CRI Lord mayor of the city of London: G20 focuses on global growth and green development very positive

 

Commenting on the Chinese Presidency¹ of the G20 summit, the Lord Mayor said that the increasing involvement from developing countries into the world economy is very much welcomed.

"The great thing about Chinese leadership of the G20 is that China is quite focused on growth and global economic growth is at the heart of the meeting, also I think China's focus on green development at the moment is very positive, because it is a problem that need us to work together to face the challenges. "

This year's summit will concentrate on four key concepts, including finding innovative² ways to stimulate³ global growth. It's an area in which the Lord Mayor believes the UK can play a leading role.

"If I could relate to something I know about, it's a matter of great pride to me that we are at the key center of FinTech now, and I think it all has to do with the digital age. We are putting great importance to it so that UK will be expected to be a major player in that going forward."

The UK has been an active member of the G20 group and this year's summit will see British Prime Minister Theresa May making her first appearance at a major international conference.

During the summit, the Prime Minister will hold a bilateral⁴ meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This will be the first high-level exchange between China and Britain since President Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK last year.

The Lord Mayor says he believes the summit will provide a perfect opportunity for the Prime Minister to consolidate⁵ the UK's bilateral relations with China.

"I think it's the Chinese who say "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", we've seen so many positive steps and I think we need to maintain that and take more steps forward. I can't at this moment think of any massive obstacles and I believe we have all the time to build on our mutual⁶ corporation and trust. "

The Lord Mayor will lead a business delegation⁷ to China on September 7th to strengthen commercial ties between the UK and China. He will use the visit to reassure⁸ the Chinese government and industry figures that the UK remains⁹ open for business after the Brexit.

For CRI, I'm Duan Xuelian in London.

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

2 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。

3 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

4 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。

5 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。

6 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。

7 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

8 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。