CRI英语听力2012年08月合辑（文本）：EXPERT-ECONOMIC-AND-TRADE-ISSUES-TO-TOP-MERKELS-VISIT.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to pay an official visit to China this Thursday to Friday, at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.The two leaders will co-host the second round of their inter-governmental consultations.This is Merkels sixth visit to China since becomin

2、g the German Chancellor, and also an eye-catching one due to the ongoing European debt crisis.CRIs Qi Zhi has more:Angela Merkel has described her visit as a new step for closer cooperation between the two sides, saying trade and economic collaboration is among the priorities on her agenda.China and

3、 Germany have set a goal of doubling bilateral trade volume to 300 billion US dollars in the coming five years.Dr. Thomas Heberer is the president of the Institute of East Asia Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen. He says trade and economic issues will remain of great importance during Merke

4、ls visit.The debt crisis and the future of the euro are of course still the major issues. Germany and the EU hope that China can do what it can to help solve these problems. Discussions are also expected to focus on economic exchanges, trade barriers and protectionism. Chinese president Hu Jintao sa

5、ys hes confident in Europes wisdom and capacity to overcome the difficulties and realize an economic recovery.He also says China has provided aid within its power since the problems occurred.But Professor Heberer says it is not practical for China to spare no efforts to help Europe out, considering

6、the downward trend in the countrys own economy.We have seen Chinas efforts since the beginning of the crisis. Weve also seen Chinas exports decreasing, and this is likely to continue in the second half of the year, which is definitely related to the European debt crisis. President Hus statement that

7、 hes confident in Europes ability to solve the problems has implied that China would not spend much in Europe, which is understandable.Germany is the biggest European source of investment and technologies for China. And both countries are important trade partners for each other.However, trade fricti

8、ons do occur.Last month, the German company Solarworld took legal actions in the EU against Chinese solar energy enterprises, which sparked protests from the Chinese side.According to German media reports, the case will be discussed during Merkels stay in China.Professor Heberer holds that trade fra

9、ctions should be dealt with through consultations instead of lawsuits.This year marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Germany.Over the past four decades, bilateral exchanges in the political, economic and cultural fields have been constantly expanding.Professor Heberer says hes very optimistic about the further improvement of China-Germany relations.For CRI, Im Qi Zhi 版权所有高考资源网