国际英语资讯:Interview: Chinese investments could boost Panamas agricultural sector
<p><span word="PANAMA">PANAMA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 10-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Panama">Panama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2017 <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="Panamanian">Panamanian</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Panamanian">Panamanian</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="employing">employing</span> 17 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="Panama">Panama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="Esteban">Esteban</span> <span word="Giron">Giron</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transfers">transfers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="production">production</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="Giron">Giron</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="ally">ally</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Panama">Panama</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="over">over</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Relations">Relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="consisting">consisting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="biosecurity">biosecurity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="laboratories">laboratories</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="laboratories">laboratories</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Panama">Panama</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="biosecurity">biosecurity</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="Giron">Giron</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="laboratories">laboratories</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="staffed">staffed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Panamanians">Panamanians</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exchanging">exchanging</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="technicians">technicians</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p>
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