2018年CRI China stays the course on reforms while the US confusion reigns: expert

 

There is a lot of confusion as to what will happen in terms of China-US trade tensions. But while the US confusion reigns¹, China stays on course of reforms, according to Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca, a UK drugmaker.

"There are a lot of different opinions and confusions as to whether the US's policy would change post mid-term. If Democrats² win midterms, they don't all agree that policies will change. So quite frankly³, nobody has a clear idea," Soriot commented.

But China will carry on with its own agenda in terms of peace, economic development, and do the right thing, "which will be praised by people in China and around the world," Soriot added.

Chinese officials held talks with multinational⁴ CEOs over the weekend to see how else China can open up its markets and improve its business environment.

"China is really opening up further, and that's a priority for the Chinese government since the 19th [CPC] congress. It really changes things dramatically," he said, adding that "in our industry, the case is a good one. We have positive development."

Based on Soriot's words, the quality standards for generics⁵ are improved, procedures are implemented⁶ to accelerate the approval of new medicines, the innovation is getting to China's patients much faster than before, and Intellectual Property rights are getting better protection.

"For us, we've always said we want to be in China for China. That means we invest in research, in development, in manufacturing, and in commercial distribution," Soriot told CGTN, noting that the ongoing⁷ reform proved that investing in China and being consistent in China were the right approach.

1 reigns   

n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 )；君主统治时期；任期；当政期

参考例句：

• In these valleys night reigns. 夜色笼罩着那些山谷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The Queen of Britain reigns, but she does not rule or govern. 英国女王是国家元首，但不治国事。 来自辞典例句

2 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

4 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

5 generics   

n.（产品，尤指药物 ）无厂家商标的，无商标的( generic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Pfizer has set up an in-house division to handle such generics. Pfizer已经建立了一个内部机构来处理这些学名药。 来自互联网
• Payers are being more pushy about getting patients to take generics. 药物费用的支付者更倾向于让病人使用非专利药。 来自互联网

6 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

7 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。