US commerce chief seeks trade boost with China

时间：2006-11-13 08:06:55

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China's Commerce Minister Bo Xilai (L) shakes hands with U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez during a meeting in Beijing on Monday, Nov. 13, 2006. Gutierrez is visiting China in search of business opportunities and possible partnerships1 with Chinese companies.
 
Nov. 13 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez opened a visit to China on an upbeat note on Monday, saying the two countries had a "very positive foundation" as he seeks to promote U.S. business and close a gaping2 trade gap.

 

Gutierrez said his fourth trip to China as the top U.S. commerce official showed "the importance that we place on our relationship."

 

"We are working off a very positive foundation," he told Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai at the first of several meetings with senior Chinese officials.

 

But Gutierrez, leading a delegation3 of over two dozen U.S. executives looking to expand business, has also said that he wants Beijing to do more to balance trade relations.

 

"While China is more open than before, much progress must still be made to provide fair access to American exporters and businesses," he said in a statement issued before his arrival in Beijing.

 

In September, the United States' overall trade deficit4 narrowed but its bilateral5 deficit with China continued to expand, according to U.S. figures issued last week.

 

Imports from China increased 3.3 percent to a record $27.6 billion, and the U.S. trade deficit with that country grew 4.6 percent to a record $23.0 billion. The year-to-date trade deficit with China reached $166.3 billion, keeping at a pace to easily outrun last year's record of $202 billion.

 

The executives accompanying Gutierrez include representatives of Westinghouse Electric, which has been pressing to win tenders for China's new generation of nuclear power plants, and Eli Lilly and Co., the pharmaceutical6 group.

 

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1 partnerships ce2e6aff420d72bbf56e8077be344bc9     
n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系
参考例句：
  • Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
  • It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句
2 gaping gaping     
adj.口的；张口的；敞口的；多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 )；张开，张大
参考例句：
  • Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
  • The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 delegation NxvxQ     
n.代表团；派遣
参考例句：
  • The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
  • We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
4 deficit tmAzu     
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
5 bilateral dQGyW     
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。
6 pharmaceutical f30zR     
adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的
参考例句：
  • She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
  • We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

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