英闻天下——442 Experts' Analysis on President Xi's First Overseas Visit

 　　Now just ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping first overseas trip since taking office, experts are saying it represents an increasing role played by emerging powers in global affairs.

 

　　CRI's Li Jing takes a closer look.

 

　　The upcoming nine-day trip will take the President to countries such as Russia, Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic of Congo.

 

　　In South Africa, he'll also be attending the BRICS summit.

 

　　And the Director of the China Institute of International Studies, Qu Xing says the itinerary¹ shows China's all-directional diplomacy².

 

　　"Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit fully³ demonstrates the four key elements in China's foreign policy, namely the relations with great powers, neighboring and developing countries, as well as multilateral diplomacy. Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, a world power as well as China's biggest neighbor. Africa represents developing countries, and BRICS summit is a mechanism⁴ of multilateral diplomacy."

 

　　China and Russia are expected to strike deals boosting oil trade and building a natural gas pipeline⁵ during Xi Jinping's visit.

 

　　But Jiang Yi with the Institute of Russian Studies at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says trade volume isn't the only thing they need to focus on.

 

　　"The two countries have been promoting investment and technological⁶ cooperation through big projects in recent years to enhance energy cooperation. This is the direction for future development. It is more than the increase of trade volume."

 

　　In terms of relations with Africa, cooperation has been fast developing – covering not just traditional areas like agriculture and mining, but even modern industries including manufacturing, financing, real estate and tourism.

 

　　China's foreign direct investment in Africa approached 20 billion U.S. dollars by 2012, with 3 billion dollars added to the total last year.

 

　　African Studies researcher He Wenping with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, says the relationship is only going to grow even more.

 

　　"The visit shows that China attaches great importance to Africa because Africa is where most developing countries are located. It also shows the continuity of China's African policy. The new leaders will continue pay high attention to Sino-African ties, and put China's relations with developing countries high on agenda. "

 

　　Meanwhile, leaders of BRICS countries are apparently⁷ considering establishing a development bank and foreign exchange reserve pool during the summit.

 

　　Qu Xing with the China Institute of International Studies says this move would further vitalize the young mechanism.

 

　　"The development bank among BRICS will provide support to the countries, while the foreign exchange reserve pool will push forward the reform of global financial system to a more balanced direction."

 

　　The BRICS groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which have roughly 40 percent of the world's population but so far account for just 20% of the world's gross domestic product.

 

　　For CRI, this is Li Jing.

1 itinerary   

n.行程表，旅行路线；旅行计划

参考例句：

• The two sides have agreed on the itinerary of the visit.双方商定了访问日程。
• The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.我们行程的下一站是锡利斯特拉。

2 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。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

5 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

6 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• 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。

7 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。