English 中文网 漫画网 爱新闻iNews 翻译论坛
中国网站品牌栏目(频道)
当前位置: Language Tips> 天天读报> 每日播报

Trade team heads to US for new deals

[ 2009-04-23 13:41]     字号 [] [] []  
免费订阅30天China Daily双语新闻手机报:移动用户编辑短信CD至106580009009

进入英语学习论坛下载音频

A Chinese trade delegation is leaving today for the United States to explore trade and investment opportunities, close on the heels of a similar mission to Europe in February, according to sources.

The team will visit San Francisco, Washington and Chicago from today to May 1st, according to an initial schedule of the mission seen by China Daily.

The mission is intended to promote bilateral trade relations and improve trade balance, according to an announcement on the website of China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, or CCCME.

CCCME said in the announcement that the team will sign purchase contracts, visit famous US enterprises, and forge other cooperation agreements during the trip.

The buying trip comes only two months after a commerce minister-led trade mission to Europe, where Chinese enterprises signed deals worth more than $13 billion in four countries.

The delegation is also seen as a precursor to the strategic and economic dialogue between China and the US in summer.

President Hu Jintao and US president Barack Obama announced during the G20 summit held in London earlier this month that the two countries have agreed to set up a "strategic and economic dialogue" mechanism, an upgraded version of the Strategic Economic Dialogue, or SED, a bi-annual event initiated by Hu and former US president George W Bush in 2006.

Beijing dispatched similar missions to the US before each year's SED. During such trips between then and 2008, Chinese enterprises purchased technologies, goods and services worth $62.4 billion.

The shopping missions set a good example for other countries, and are conducive to a better global trade environment, according to Feng Lei, a researcher on international trade with Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a top think tank.

"The current crisis is, to a large extent, a crisis of confidence. Buying trips by China will help restore confidence of enterprises and consumers both in China and other countries," he said.

Zhou Shijian, a senior researcher on China-US relations at Tsinghua University, said the move shows that China is committed to free trade while many countries are trying to protect their domestic industries amid the global economic downturn.

(英语点津 Helen 编辑)

Trade team heads to US for new deals

Trade team heads to US for new dealsBrendan joined The China Daily in 2007 as a language polisher in the Language Tips Department, where he writes a regular column for Chinese English Language learners, reads audio news for listeners and anchors the weekly video news in addition to assisting with on location stories. Elsewhere he writes Op’Ed pieces with a China focus that feature in the Daily’s Website opinion section.

He received his B.A. and Post Grad Dip from Curtin University in 1997 and his Masters in Community Development and Management from Charles Darwin University in 2003. He has taught in Japan, England, Australia and most recently China. His articles have featured in the Bangkok Post, The Taipei Times, The Asia News Network and in-flight magazines.

 
中国日报网英语点津版权说明:凡注明来源为“中国日报网英语点津:XXX(署名)”的原创作品,除与中国日报网签署英语点津内容授权协议的网站外,其他任何网站或单位未经允许不得非法盗链、转载和使用,违者必究。如需使用,请与010-84883631联系;凡本网注明“来源:XXX(非英语点津)”的作品,均转载自其它媒体,目的在于传播更多信息,其他媒体如需转载,请与稿件来源方联系,如产生任何问题与本网无关;本网所发布的歌曲、电影片段,版权归原作者所有,仅供学习与研究,如果侵权,请提供版权证明,以便尽快删除。
 

关注和订阅

人气排行

翻译服务

中国日报网翻译工作室

我们提供:媒体、文化、财经法律等专业领域的中英互译服务
电话:010-84883468
邮件:translate@chinadaily.com.cn