China to pay more annual dues to the United Nations

时间：2006-12-27 05:24:29

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Members of the United Nations Security Council meet on Iran on Dec. 23, 2006. (File/AFP)
 
Dec. 26 - China's increased dues to the United Nations for the next three years reflects the country's active participation1 in the affairs of the world body, according to observers.

 

The 192-nation General Assembly made the decision on payment adjustments after unanimously adopting a resolution on Friday night.

 

The current scale of assessments3 was adopted in 2000, when the General Assembly based each country's assessment2 on its gross national income (GNI), while considering external debt and per capita income.

 

Under the formula, China's dues will edge up from 2.05 per cent of the total UN budget at US$2 billion each year to 2.67 per cent.

 

The United States, the world's biggest economy and the UN's biggest payer, will pay 22 per cent.

 

Japan, which has complained that its UN dues are too high and was one of several nations seeking to tinker with the current formula, will see its dues drop from 19.4 per cent of the total UN budget to 16.6 per cent.

 

It's "natural" for China to have increasing UN dues because of its rapid economic growth, said Ding Yuanhong, a former Chinese ambassador to the UN.

 

But Ding added it is inappropriate to "directly link dues to a country's status or its role in the UN."

 

Zheng Qirong, a professor of the China University of Foreign Affairs, said the increase in dues indicates China's rapid economic growth, which has drawn4 world attention.

 

"In 2006, China actively5 participated in UN activities and has won acclaim6 from the international community," said Wu Miaofa, a researcher at the China Institute of International Studies.

 

To fulfil the UN's millennium7 development goals, China has promised to offer aid to the most underdeveloped countries or cut or cancel the debts of some of them, although China is still a developing country, Wu said.

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1 participation KS9zu     
n.参与，参加，分享
参考例句：
  • Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
  • The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
2 assessment vO7yu     
n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额
参考例句：
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
3 assessments 7d0657785d6e5832f8576c61c78262ef     
n.评估( assessment的名词复数 )；评价；（应偿付金额的）估定；（为征税对财产所作的）估价
参考例句：
  • He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明，约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评；而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句
4 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
5 actively lzezni     
adv.积极地，勤奋地
参考例句：
  • During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
  • We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
6 acclaim NJgyv     
v.向…欢呼，公认；n.欢呼，喝彩，称赞
参考例句：
  • He was welcomed with great acclaim.他受到十分热烈的欢迎。
  • His achievements earned him the acclaim of the scientific community.他的成就赢得了科学界的赞誉。
7 millennium x7DzO     
n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世
参考例句：
  • The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
  • We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

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