French President kicks off China visit

时间：2007-11-26 07:49:50

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives in Beijing Sunday afternoon for his first state visit to China since taking office in May and is warmly welcomed by Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the Beijing Capital International Airport.
 
BEIJING, Nov. 26 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Beijing Sunday afternoon for his first state visit to China since taking office in May, emphasizing close bilateral1 links.

 

"Our two countries enjoy very close political ties and energetic economic links," the French president told a business forum2 on Sunday evening.

 

He expressed confidence about future bilateral cooperation in politics, economy, technology and other fields.

 

He said that he appreciated China's constructive3 role in international affairs, especially its positive contribution to the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and the Darfur issue.

 

The 52-year-old Sarkozy encouraged more French companies to invest in China and explore win-win cooperation with their Chinese counterparts.

 

Sarkozy's arrival in Beijing was preceded by a brief trip to the former imperial capital of Xi'an in northwest China to visit the Terra Cotta (Qin Dynasty) Museum, a world-renowned site. He mixed with local residents and was escorted into the trenches4 to view the clay soldiers.

 

In the afternoon, Sarkozy, accompanied by a 200-member delegation5 of government officials, entrepreneurs and journalists, was warmly welcomed by Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the Beijing Capital International Airport.

 

During his stay in China, Chinese President Hu Jintao will hold talks with Sarkozy. China's top legislator Wu Bangguo and Premier6 Wen Jiabao will also meet with him.

 

Sarkozy also is scheduled to deliver a speech at Beijing's prestigious7 Tsinghua University and view Beijing's preparations for the 2008 Olympics.

 

Sarkozy's three-day trip will also take him to the economic powerhouse of Shanghai, where he is scheduled to meet with French entrepreneurs who are doing business there.

 

Prior to his departure from Paris, Sarkozy told Xinhua that he would like to work with Chinese President Hu Jintao on many topics of mutual8 concern like the environment, economic and trade relations.

 

He said he also wanted to discuss how France and China could make bigger contributions to global security.

 

Sarkozy said China was the first Asian country he has visited since becoming president. He reiterated9 France's support for the one-China policy.

 

Sarkozy said he attached importance to stronger China-France economic and trade ties, saying mutual benefit and cooperation should be the core of the ties.

 

He said one important task was to encourage enterprises of all sizes from both countries to work together.

 

Sarkozy's trip comes days before high-level talks between China and European Union monetary10 officials and a China-EU summit that scheduled Wednesday in Beijing.

 

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1 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。
2 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。
3 constructive AZDyr     
adj.建设的，建设性的
参考例句：
  • We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
  • He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。
4 trenches ed0fcecda36d9eed25f5db569f03502d     
深沟，地沟( trench的名词复数 )； 战壕
参考例句：
  • life in the trenches 第一次世界大战期间的战壕生活
  • The troops stormed the enemy's trenches and fanned out across the fields. 部队猛攻敌人的战壕，并在田野上呈扇形散开。
5 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。
6 premier R19z3     
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。
7 prestigious nQ2xn     
adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的
参考例句：
  • The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
  • You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
8 mutual eFOxC     
adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的
参考例句：
  • We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
  • Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
9 reiterated d9580be532fe69f8451c32061126606b     
反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。
10 monetary pEkxb     
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
  • The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

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