国际英语资讯:ASEAN vows to maintain multilateral trade system amid rising trade protectionism
<p><span word="BANGKOK">BANGKOK</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 23-- <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="protectionism">protectionism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> 34<span word="th">th</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bangkok">Bangkok</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unabating">unabating</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protectionism">protectionism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="globalisation">globalisation</span> <span word="sentiments">sentiments</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plague">plague</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>.</p><p><span word="Amidst">Amidst</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WTO">WTO</span>), <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="settling">settling</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="reaffirmed">reaffirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upholding">upholding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inclusive">inclusive</span>, <span word="transparent">transparent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 10-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="undertaken">undertaken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="modernize">modernize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="endeavor">endeavor</span>.</p><p><span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="crossroad">crossroad</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="regard">regard</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concluding">concluding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Comprehensive">Comprehensive</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Partnership">Partnership</span> (<span word="RCEP">RCEP</span>) <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="within">within</span> 2019 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reinvigorate">reinvigorate</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="credibility">credibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="centrality">centrality</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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