国内英语资讯:Spotlight: China, Singapore explore more potentials for BRI cooperation
<p><span word="SINGAPORE">SINGAPORE</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 10-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="potentials">potentials</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span> (<span word="BRI">BRI</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deepen">deepen</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Import">Import</span> <span word="Expo">Expo</span> (<span word="CIIE">CIIE</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Fu">Fu</span> <span word="Ziying">Ziying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="Chan">Chan</span> <span word="Chun">Chun</span> <span word="Sing">Sing</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upgraded">upgraded</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="CSFTA">CSFTA</span>).</p><p><span word="Chan">Chan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>' <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="liberalization">liberalization</span>.</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="liberalization">liberalization</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BRI">BRI</span>. <span word="Ning">Ning</span> <span word="Jizhe">Jizhe</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Reform">Reform</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="BRI">BRI</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distinctive">distinctive</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2013, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cumulative">cumulative</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span> 90 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span> 36.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> 79.2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="up">up</span> 12.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="BRI">BRI</span>, <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="Road">Road</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="Road">Road</span>.</p>
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