国际英语资讯:Interview: APEC has role to play in complex trading environments, says executive director
<p><span word="SINGAPORE">SINGAPORE</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 31-- <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> (<span word="APEC">APEC</span>) <span word="can">can</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="environments">environments</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flexible">flexible</span> <span word="pact">pact</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Bollard">Bollard</span> <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>.</p><p><span word="APEC">APEC</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Da">Da</span> <span word="Nang">Nang</span>, <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>.</p><p><span word="Grouping">Grouping</span> 21 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="rim">rim</span>, <span word="APEC">APEC</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="binding">binding</span> <span word="institutional">institutional</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pathfinder">pathfinder</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>, <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="APEC">APEC</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bollard">Bollard</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="all">all</span> 21 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="APEC">APEC</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="blueprint">blueprint</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="APEC">APEC</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="trap">trap</span>, <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>-<span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p>
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