2020年CRI Deputy PM suggests Russia, China work closely on IT, AI

 

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Maxim¹ Akimov says that besides energy, China and Russia also have great potential for cooperation in information technology and artificial intelligence.

In honor of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, a high-end forum² on China-Russia cooperation was held in Moscow.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov says strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership³ of Coordination⁴ with China is one of the priorities of Russia's diplomacy⁵.

He says China has become one of Russia's most important trade partners.

The trade volume between China and Russia reached nearly 108 billion U.S. dollars last year.

The figure accounted for 16 percent of Russia's total foreign trade.

Plans have been made to elevate bilateral⁶ trade volume to 200 billion dollars every year in the coming five years.

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister says the cooperation between China and Russia can be extended from energy to all-areas such as information technology and artificial intelligence.

"A technology war is ongoing⁷ in today's world. That's why the cooperation in high tech is of great importance to our bilateral relations. Our trade will not only focus on fossil fuels, but all areas. There is great potential for us in cooperation in information technology, including data switching technology, big data storage, high precision surveying and mapping as well as logistics monitoring. We also share great willingness in cooperation in artificial intelligence."

Earlier this month, President Vladimir Putin put forward an "all-year-round operation plan" to secure Russia's foothold in the Arctic, including efforts to build new ports and other infrastructure⁸ facilities and expand an icebreaker fleet.

Akimov says in the future, construction involving the Arctic Waterways can be a focus for China and Russia to cooperate.

"Russia intends to join China's strategy of 'Maritime⁹ Silk Road' with the Arctic Waterways and establish a competitive new route connecting Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia with Europe. The waterways will bring benefits to the traditional energy transport industry. And it will also serve as a 'fast track' for enterprises engaged in container transport across Europe and Asia."

Akimov says the relations between China and Russia have reached their best level in history and he hopes the momentum¹⁰ will continue.

"The world is now shrouded¹¹ in instability and uncertainty¹². We need to strengthen strategic cooperation and coordinate¹³ our standings to deal with domestic and international challenges."

The forum was held ahead of the 23th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Chinese president Xi Jinping will attend the forum as part of his state visit to Russia.

1 maxim   

n.格言，箴言

参考例句：

• Please lay the maxim to your heart.请把此格言记在心里。
• "Waste not,want not" is her favourite maxim.“不浪费则不匮乏”是她喜爱的格言。

2 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。

3 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

4 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

5 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

6 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。

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。

8 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

9 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。

10 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

11 shrouded   

v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 )；保密

参考例句：

• The hills were shrouded in mist . 这些小山被笼罩在薄雾之中。
• The towers were shrouded in mist. 城楼被蒙上薄雾。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

13 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。