2017年CRI Xi Jinping's article in Finnish newspaper hailed in Finland

 

The Finnish people have responded positively¹ after Chinese President Xi Jinping published a signed article on the two countries "enduring friendship".

The article was published in the Helsinki Times, ahead of the President's visit to the Nordic country, which begins Tuesday and has been praised by scholars and senior figures in society as showing that China wants to take things in the right direction.

CRI's Guan Chao has more.

Alexander Stubb has served as Finnish prime minister, foreign minister and the minister for European affairs and foreign trade.

He has described President Xi Jinping's visit as of great significance to Finland, with this year marking the centenary of Finland's independence.

" I actually think that China is going to take the lead in world trade, in free trade, in globalization, partially² because of its own interests, but partially also because it believes globalization is a good thing. And I think the president's article here in Helsinki Times or his speech in Davos at the World Economic Forum³ are all taking things, I think, in the right directions."

China was one of the first countries to recognize the Independence of Finland 100 years ago, and the two countries have kept a good relationship ever since.

The Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation is a world-leading investor⁴ in innovation. It has established close cooperation with China in the field of science and technology. Its executive director, Mika Lautanala, has said that he can see opportunities stemming from Xi Jinping's article.

"He has been here before, not as president, but as other positions, and recognized our beautiful nature which is bringing a lot of Chinese tourists, especially to Lapland. He also mentioned that the very first time China was involved in the Olympic Games was in 1952 here in Helsinki, and also mentioned that innovation is something that he is looking after in this country. I think now since China is hosting the Winter Olympics in 2022 in Beijing, it's an opportunity for us to also bring innovation activities into the Olympics."

Also commenting on the article, Aalto University vice⁵ president Eero Eloranta has said that he is impressed that Xi Jinping has mentioned innovative⁶ entrepreneurship, clean energy and sustainable development.

"I was so delighted that he mentioned terms like innovation, entrepreneurship, clean energy, sustainability, kind of stuff and other areas. And it's so interesting and important that really, these are the areas where we in Aalto University are trying to invest a lot and educate people and to do research. So I'm looking forward very positively to have the president here and promote the ideas that we are really sincerely aiming to promote as well."

The match between Chinese capital and Finnish innovation was represented by Nokia which won the favor of Chinese consumers with its quality.

Former director of Nokia's Chinese office, Marco, said that the Chinese market boasts great opportunity for Finnish companies and their presence in China has been growing.

"And Finland has been very active in China. And now what we see happening is that our Finnish companies are well-established as well and that number of companies has been increasing continuously. You may remember Nokia. Nokia has been maybe the biggest contributor on business (for) a long time between Finland and China, and also a great contributor to innovation."

He suggested that Chinese companies pay more attention to Finland's technology in the fields of electric vehicles, bio-tech, and energy, adding that education, which is the source of Finland's innovation, could also become a key area for cooperation.

Speaking of Xi Jinping's visit, Marco believed it is also essential for the two countries to maintain good political ties.

For CRI, this is Guan Chao.

1 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

2 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

3 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

4 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

5 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。

6 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。