China-EU summit to bridge gaps

时间：2007-10-08 03:15:05

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BRUSSELS, Oct. 8 - Chinese and European Union negotiators are working intensively towards a new strategic partnership1 pact2 ahead of next month's China-EU summit, senior diplomats3 said.

 

Sources close to the negotiations4 said the EU's stance on China's market economy status and lifting the arms embargo5 are likely to emerge as major points in the pact, but refused to go into details.

 

In addition to further strengthening economic and trade ties, Chinese diplomats said the two sides had planned to expand cooperation in the fight against climate change, terrorism, energy shortages and other pressing challenges brought by globalization.

 

"All the negotiations and preparations are well under way and we hope the coming summit can solidify6 the foundation of the Sino-EU strategic partnership," Zhang Qiyue, Chinese ambassador to Belgium told China Daily.

 

Guan Yuancheng, Chinese ambassador to the EU delegation7 confirmed China's stance at a plenary session of the four-day China-Europe Forum8, which closed Sunday.

 

"We are looking forward to a new and solid legal foundation to boost the strategic partnership between the two sides," Guan said.

 

More than 1,000 Chinese and European participants attended the forum. EU officials said they were strongly committed to maturing the EU's comprehensive strategic partnership with China.

 

Dirk Sterckx, chairman of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with China, said: "Trade and economic cooperation should not be the only factors" of the China-EU new partnership.

 

Zhang Qiyue said China is still being attacked by deep-rooted prejudice and misunderstanding that it is "a threat, with no human rights and no democracy".

 

She blamed deliberate smear9 campaigns by some foreign politicians that attempt to discredit10 China's peaceful role in the world to protect certain global interests.

 

"We need to sit down and listen to the voices from all walks of life to see if what is the real situation in China," Zhang said.

 

Jacques Delors, the former president of European Commission and honorary president of the forum said Chinese participants had expressed very "frank views" on every topic discussed since last Thursday.

 
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1 partnership NmfzPy     
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。
2 pact ZKUxa     
n.合同，条约，公约，协定
参考例句：
  • The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
  • The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。
3 diplomats ccde388e31f0f3bd6f4704d76a1c3319     
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人
参考例句：
  • These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
  • The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 negotiations af4b5f3e98e178dd3c4bac64b625ecd0     
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
参考例句：
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
5 embargo OqixW     
n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）
参考例句：
  • This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
  • During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。
6 solidify CrJyb     
v.(使)凝固，(使)固化，(使)团结
参考例句：
  • Opinion on this question began to solidify.对这个问题的意见开始具体化了。
  • Water will solidify into ice if you freeze it.水冷冻会结冰。
7 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。
8 forum cilx0     
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。
9 smear 6EmyX     
v.涂抹；诽谤，玷污；n.污点；诽谤，污蔑
参考例句：
  • He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.他一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。
  • There's a smear on your shirt.你衬衫上有个污点。
10 discredit fu3xX     
vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑
参考例句：
  • Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
  • They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。

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