新闻纵贯线 Today updated 20:00 2018/05/

 中国新时代外交“地图”

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The past few days have witnessed some major developments on China's diplomacy¹. On April 27th, leaders from China and India had their first ever "informal summit" in Wuhan. A broad consensus² on issues of global and bilateral³ importance has been reached. Are China and India on a "reset⁴" track?

May 1st saw the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Dominican Republic. Why now? And how significant is that?

On May 2nd and 3rd, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Pyongyang, during which Kim Jong-un thanked China for its contribution to the Korean Peninsula issue. What message do we get from a series of peace efforts to denuclearize the Penisula?

And In the upcoming week, Chinese Premier⁵ Li Keqiang will visit Indonesia and Japan. What to expect?

For more on this, CRI's Zhaoying earlier spoke⁶ with Zhao Hai, Research Fellow with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences；Einar Tangen, author and columnist；Zha Wen, associate professor at the Institute of International Relations of China Foreign Affairs University.

1 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。

2 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

3 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。

4 reset   

v.重新安排，复位；n.重新放置；重放之物

参考例句：

• As soon as you arrive at your destination,step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
• He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.他做了一个手臂复位手术，正在恢复。

5 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。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。