2020年CRI Xi's visit to Brunei can further promote bilateral exchanges: locals

 

Locals in Brunei are suggesting Chinese President Xi Jinping's now-concluded visit to the Sultanate should help create more bilateral¹ exchanges and common development.

Haji Sabli, the acting² director of the Museums Department with Brunei's Ministry³ of Culture, Youth and Sports, says he expects the Chinese President's time in the Sultanate should help foster more cultural exchanges, noting there are already a rising number of Chinese tourists travelling to Brunei.

"It (tourism) helps people to understand people and the cultures, and how they live. I've been to China several times. China is a very big country, very developed. China and this region, including Brunei itself, we're developing together, we're prospering⁴ together, that's the main theme of what we're looking into," says Sabli.

China and Brunei issued a joint⁵ statement during President Xi Jinping's time there, with the two sides agreeing to expand people-to-people exchanges and encourage airlines to start running more direct flights between them.

A memorandum⁶ of understanding has also created a joint steering⁷ committee which will work toward building up more connections in the maritime⁸, commercial, technical and energy sectors⁹.

The two have also promised to work more closely in maritime oil and gas resource extraction.

30-year-old Indra Masri, who has worked on an offshore¹⁰ oil rig in Brunei for eight years, says he expects Xi Jinping's trip can mean more opportunities for people like himself.

"Definitely, I hope for the best of the visit and I hope that these visits of the Chinese President will bring more opportunities to local Bruneians and for myself as well. China has a very good experience with technology and advancements¹¹ that I would be actually interested in exploring and maybe even bringing some of those technologies to Brunei," says Masri.

Wang Xiaolin, president of the Chinese Chamber¹² of Commerce in Brunei, says Xi Jinping's visit is also going to be good for the overall trade ties.

"China is a big market. I hope Brunei will find more business opportunities in this market. We also anticipate a new round of investment in Brunei after President Xi's visit. The exchanges between the two countries will be closer. Practical cooperation will be more vibrant," says Wang.

The two sides, in a joint statement, have also broadly suggested a strengthening of trade and investment cooperation.

The Chinese side has also agreed to share its development experiences in emerging economic fields with Brunei.

Brunei's government has said it will remain open to more foreign direct investment from China.

Xi Jinping wrapped up his first state visit to Brunei on Tuesday.

1 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。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 prospering   

成功，兴旺( prosper的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Our country is thriving and prospering day by day. 祖国日益繁荣昌盛。
• His business is prospering. 他生意兴隆。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 memorandum   

n.备忘录，便笺

参考例句：

• The memorandum was dated 23 August,2008.备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
• The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book.秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。

7 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。

8 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

9 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

11 advancements   

n.（级别的）晋升( advancement的名词复数 )；前进；进展；促进

参考例句：

• Today, the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements. 当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Great advancements in drought prediction have been made in recent years. 近年来，人们对干旱灾害的预报研究取得了长足的进步。 来自互联网

12 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。