2016年CRI UN's Chief designate visits China, mapping out future development

 

Guterres and the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on Monday morning.

This was at the invitation of the Chinese government, which aims to further enhance the mutual¹ trust and map out the future development between the two sides.

During the meeting, Guterres said people around the world are suffering threats, such as climate change, population growth, food insecurity, and water scarcity².

Facing a multiplication³ of new challenges with old conflicts still unsolved, the UN Secretary-General designate believes multilateralism is in great need.

"We see that economic progress and technology progress have not been able to reduce inequality. And inequality has become an important factor of instability in the world. Which means we're seeing global problems for which we need global solutions. And we need the strengthening of governance and mechanisms⁴ of multilateral natures. I want to underline that China is today a solid pillar of multilateralism in the world."

Guterres thanked China for being supportive, and said the country has a more important role to play.

"China is one of the largest financial supporters of UN. At the same time, China is providing a very important contribution to our peacekeeping operations and with more initiatives being announced for the near future. New funds, new international bank, and new forms of international cooperation like the One Belt One Road initiative, all these actions give a very important contribution to the success of UN activities in the world."

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, countries should work together to uplift the influence of UN.

And China, serving as a founding member of UN and the permanent member of the Security Council, is willing to further cooperation.

"This year marks the 45th anniversary of China restoring its lawful⁵ seat at the United Nations. We' ll work closely together for early and best results of the implementation⁶ of the key outcomes of President Xi's participation⁷, in last year's UN Summit to mark its 70th anniversary. And we'll follow up on the outcomes of Premier⁸ Li Keqiang's participation in this year's UN General Assembly sessions."

Wang Yi also highlighted, countries should uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, in solving global affairs in a chaotic⁹ world.

"The UN Charter should be regarded as the basic norms, governing current contemporary international relations. It must be held in the most faithful way. And the collective security system established by the Charter should serve as the important guarantee for ending wars and promoting peace."

The UN's next chief will begin his five-year term from January 1st, 2017.

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 scarcity   

n.缺乏，不足，萧条

参考例句：

• The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.熟练工人的缺乏困扰着政府。
• The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.水果供不应求是由于干旱造成的。

3 multiplication   

n.增加，增多，倍增；增殖，繁殖；乘法

参考例句：

• Our teacher used to drum our multiplication tables into us.我们老师过去老是让我们反覆背诵乘法表。
• The multiplication of numbers has made our club building too small.会员的增加使得我们的俱乐部拥挤不堪。

4 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 lawful   

adj.法律许可的，守法的，合法的

参考例句：

• It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant.在消火栓前停车是不合法的。
• We don't recognised him to be the lawful heir.我们不承认他为合法继承人。

6 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

7 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

8 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。

9 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。