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President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that the Asia-Pacific region is no one's backyard and should not become an arena for big power contests, and he called for advancing regional economic integration and building an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future.

Xi made the remarks in a written speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in Bangkok, Thailand. He arrived in the Thai capital on Thursday to attend the 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, and to visit Thailand.

In the speech, Xi analyzed the regional situation amid changes in the international environment, saying that the overlapping effects of intensifying geopolitical tensions and the evolution of the economic landscape have had an impact on the development environment and cooperation architecture of the Asia-Pacific region.

The Cold-War mindset, hegemonism, unilateralism and protectionism are rising, and moves to distort international norms, disconnect economic exchanges, instigate regional conflict and thwart development cooperation are often seen, Xi said. All of these have posed a grave threat to Asia-Pacific peace and development, he added.

Xi underlined the need to follow a path of peaceful development, saying that bloc confrontation solves no problems, and prejudice brings disasters.

It is because the Asia-Pacific region was freed from the shadow of the Cold War that the regional economies, particularly small and medium-sized ones, can enter the expressway toward modernization, Xi said. "No attempt to wage a new Cold War will ever be allowed by the people or by our times," he added.

Xi called for upholding openness and inclusiveness and said that openness leads to progress, while exclusiveness surely results in backwardness. Undermining the long-lasting industrial and supply chains in the Asia-Pacific region will lead regional economic cooperation to a dead end, he said.

As regional economies face difficulties related to disrupted supply chains, strained food and energy supplies and mounting inflationary pressure, Xi emphasized the need to strengthen solidarity and enhance mutual support and assistance to enable the Asia-Pacific to be a leader in boosting global economic recovery.

In order to bolster the foundation for peaceful development, Xi called on countries to abide by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, pursue the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and jointly reject the Cold War mentality and bloc confrontation.

"We need to build an Asia-Pacific security architecture to create conditions for ensuring economic development and durable peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific," he said.

Xi called for forging a new partnership of unity and equality in the Asia-Pacific region — a partnership that will be balanced and inclusive.

"We need to deepen cooperation within the APEC framework, advance the building of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific, ... achieve better alignment among the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, and build an open Asia-Pacific economy," he said.

Xi urged the promotion of higher-standard connectivity. "Unilateralism and protectionism should be rejected by all; any attempt to politicize and weaponize economic and trade relations should also be rejected by all," he said.

Xi also reiterated China's commitment to peaceful development, saying that to follow the path of peaceful development is a strategic choice made by China in the fundamental interests of the Chinese people.

"We will strive to safeguard world peace and development as we pursue our own development, and we will make a greater contribution to world peace and development through our own development," Xi said.

China stands ready to provide more resources for global development cooperation and work with all other parties to build a global community of development, Xi said.

Raymund Chao, chairman for the Asia-Pacific region and China of professional services provider PwC, said Xi's proposal for advancing more inclusive and resilient global development with benefits shared for all is greatly important and positive in promoting world economic recovery, stability and growth.

Ukrist Pathmanand, director of the Mekong Research Center of the Institute of Asian Studies at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, said Xi's idea for greater Asia-Pacific regional economic integration is important, as the region needs a quick socioeconomic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said that Xi's speech aligns with Thailand's Bio-Circular-Green national strategy, and he noted that the BCG economic model is an overarching theme of this year's APEC meeting.

记者：曹德胜

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President Xi Jinping and Indonesian President Joko Widodo pledged on Wednesday to foster a new pattern of high-level cooperation, as both leaders reached key consensuses on the building of a bilateral community with a shared future during a meeting on Wednesday.

The meeting between Xi and Widodo on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali was their second sit-down within four months. The Indonesian leader made his fifth trip to China in July, becoming the first foreign head of state to visit Beijing since the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

Before the meeting, the two leaders witnessed via video link the trial run of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative that is expected to start operations in June and create 30,000 jobs for local people.

Beijing stands ready to continue furthering the alignment of the BRI with Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy and enabling the completion and operations at an early date of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia, Xi said.

Both sides should continue to move forward with the development of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Corridor and the "Two Countries, Twin Parks "project to bring bilateral cooperation to a new level, Xi said.

The cooperation between the two nations has yielded tangible achievements that not only have benefited the two peoples but also have had a positive influence at the regional and global levels.

Xi vowed continued support to Indonesia in developing a regional production center for vaccines as well as related joint research and development.

China will welcome the imports of more quality products from Indonesia and will encourage more Chinese businesses to take part in the building of major infrastructure projects in the nation, including the country's new capital and the green industrial park in the province of North Kalimantan, Xi said.

The two sides should expand cooperation on the digital economy and green development, he added.

The president also called on the two nations, both major developing countries and emerging markets, to uphold true multilateralism and focus on key sectors including poverty alleviation, food security and development financing to build landmark projects of the Global Development Initiative.

Both sides should contribute to stronger, green and healthy global development and promote global governance that is more just and equitable, Xi said.

He expressed support for Indonesia's holding of the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next year, saying that the two countries should focus on development and cooperation, promote the building of a peaceful, safe and secure, prosperous, beautiful and amicable home, and forge an even closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future.

Widodo began the talks by calling Xi "my big brother" and again congratulated Xi on his reelection as general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

Indonesia appreciates the bilateral cooperation on the research, development and production of COVID-19 vaccines, and stands ready to step up cooperation in healthcare, he said.

Widodo expressed hope that the two nations can deepen strategic and pragmatic cooperation and jointly build a bilateral community with a shared future, adding that Indonesia stands ready to proactively promote friendship and cooperation between ASEAN and China.

Witnessed by Xi and Widodo, the two sides signed cooperation documents including an action plan to bolster the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership (2022-26) as well as plans on Belt and Road cooperation, industrial vocational training, the digital economy and expansion of bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

China has been the largest trading partner of Indonesia for nine consecutive years and the largest destination of Indonesian exports for six consecutive years.

Trade between the two nations surged 30.2 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of this year, reaching 721.1 billion yuan ($101.7 billion), according to the General Administration of Customs. Bilateral trade rose to $124.4 billion in 2021, increasing nearly 60 percent year-on-year.

记者：徐伟

President Xi Jinping emphasized on Tuesday the need to make global development more inclusive, beneficial to all and more resilient, as he called on Group of 20 members to lead by example in promoting common development and jointly improving the well-being of mankind.

In a speech delivered at the first session of the 17th G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, Xi underlined food and energy security as the most pressing challenges in global development, calling upon nations to resolutely oppose attempts to politicize food and energy issues or use them as tools or weapons.

"We meet at a time of momentous changes unseen in a century, changes that are consequential to the world, to our times, and to history," Xi told a roomful of global leaders from economies that represent over 80 percent of global GDP, 75 percent of international trade and 60 percent of the world's population.

Xi noted challenges including the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, the tense geopolitical environment and severely inadequate global governance, saying that the food and energy crises have compounded each other.

"All countries should replace division with unity, confrontation with cooperation, and exclusion with inclusiveness," he said.

He emphasized that drawing ideological lines or promoting group politics and bloc confrontation will only divide the world, and hinder global development and human progress.

"No one should engage in beggar-thy-neighbor practices, building 'a small yard with high fences', or creating closed and exclusive clubs," the president said.

He called upon developed nations to provide more public goods and all major countries to do their best for the cause of global development.

Xi announced that Beijing will increase its commitments to the China-UN Peace and Development Fund, and the nation will make a list of items for practical cooperation, set up an open-ended pool of projects under the Global Development Initiative, and draw up a road map for the initiative's implementation.

"We need to build a global partnership for economic recovery, prioritize development and put the people at the center, always keep in mind the difficulties faced by developing countries, and accommodate their concerns," he said.

He expressed China's support for letting the African Union join the G20.

As part of the effort to continue deepening global cooperation on fighting the pandemic, Xi highlighted the need to raise the accessibility to and affordability of vaccines, medicines and diagnostic and treatment methods in developing countries to better facilitate economic recovery.

Xi underlined that the root cause of the ongoing food and energy crises does not lie in production or demand, but in disruptions to supply chains and international cooperation.

He pointed out that the way out of the crises is for all countries to enhance cooperation on market supervision and regulation, build partnerships on commodities, develop an open, stable and sustainable commodities market, and work together to unclog supply chains and stabilize market prices.

Unilateral sanctions must be removed and restrictions on relevant scientific and technological cooperation must be lifted to solve the issues, he added.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the chair of the summit, emphasized the need to immediately take steps to ensure sufficient availability of fertilizer at an affordable price, warning that high food prices could worsen, leading to a food supply crisis.

He also underlined the responsibility of the G20 leaders not only to their own people but also for all the world's people. "We should not divide the world into parts. We must not allow the world to fall into another Cold War," Widodo said.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva highlighted the need to remove trade barriers for food and fertilizers to counter the suffering of hundreds of millions of people.

"We must not allow protectionism to take root, and the world to drift into separate blocs," she said, adding that the organization's calculations indicate that a world divided would lose at least 1.5 percent of GDP annually.

Lili Yan Ing, lead adviser at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, a think tank in Jakarta, said the commitments of President Xi and China, one of the world's largest economies and political powers, are crucial to ensuring global political and economic stability.

China's commitments are particularly important because the nation has the resources, institutions and human capital to solve pressing issues, she said.

记者：徐伟

politicize

英 [pəˈlɪtɪsaɪz]  美 [pəˈlɪtɪsaɪz]

v. 使政治化

consequential

英 [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwenʃ(ə)l]  美 [ˌkɑːnsɪˈkwenʃ(ə)l]

adj. 重要的

affordability

英 [əˌfɔːdəˈbɪləti]  美 [əˌfɔːrdəˈbɪləti]

n.可购性，负担能力

英语新闻｜“逆向旅游”受年轻人青睐 前景看好

Going againstthe tide of flocking to well-known yet generally jam-packed touristdestinations on vacation, a growing number of holidaymakers in China tend tospend their leisure time at lesser-known resorts to seek unique, relaxed holidayexperiences.

在中国，越来越多的度假者倾向于把闲暇时间花在不太知名的度假胜地，以寻求独特、轻松的度假体验，这与人们在度假时蜂拥前往知名但普遍拥挤的旅游目的地的潮流相反。

"Reversetourism" has emerged as a new trend among young holidaymakers in China.

“逆向旅游”已成为中国年轻度假者中流行的一种新趋势。

"Man moves1 meter every 10 minutes on Huangshan Mountain" became a trending topic onsocial media during this year's National Day holiday in October, a time whenwell-known tourist attractions such as Huangshan generally operate at fullcapacity.

在今年十一国庆假期，“黄山旅游者每10分钟移动1米”成为社交媒体上的热门话题，而在这段时间，黄山等知名旅游景点通常都是人满为患。

The newsreminded some of a social media post in August about a comfortable stay in anupscale hotel in the lesser-known northeastern border city of Hegang at only318 yuan per night.

这条新闻让一些人想起了今年8月社交媒体上的一篇帖子，内容是在不太知名的东北边境城市鹤岗的一家高档酒店舒适地住宿，每晚只需318元。

During theweeklong public holiday, which ended on Oct 7, large numbers of vacationers,especially young professionals who long to escape hectic city life,shunned popular holiday destinations in order to get off the beaten track andenjoy some peace and quiet.

在十一假期期间，大量度假者，尤其是渴望逃离繁忙城市生活的年轻职场人士，为了不走寻常路，享受一些闲适与宁静，而避开了热门度假目的地。

According todata from online travel agency Qunar, as cited by Beijing Daily, the number ofrooms booked at hotels in less-traveled cities during the holiday was up 30percent year-on-year.

《北京日报》报道称，据在线旅游机构去哪儿网的数据，十一假期期间，在游客较少的城市，酒店预订的房间数量同比增长了30%。

Bookings forfour — and five-star hotels in less-traveled places including Linxia in Gansuprovince, Shizuishan in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, and Haibei inQinghai province all increased at least 10-fold compared with the same periodof 2021.

在游客较少的地区，包括甘肃临夏、宁夏回族自治区石嘴山和青海海北，四星级和五星级酒店十一假期期间的预订量都比2021年同期增长了至少10倍。

In Shandongprovince, for instance, some lesser-known scenic spots posted double-digitgrowth during the holiday. Baimaiquan Park in the provincial capital of Jinanreceived 52,100 visits in the seven days, up 15.78 percent year-over-year.

例如，山东省一些不太知名的景点在假期期间游客数量出现了两位数的增长。省会济南的百脉泉公园在十一假期内接待了5.21万名游客，同比增长15.78%。

Some youngprofessionals who normally have little time for themselves simply had astaycation in a hotel to make the much-awaited hiatus more relaxing.

一些年轻的职场人士通常很少有自己的时间，他们干脆在酒店里宅度假，让这段期待已久的假期更放松。

Besides crowds,some vacationers chose less-traveled places to save on the cost of trips topopular destinations, which often entail pricey tickets, mealsand hotel stays.

除了拥挤的人群之外，一些度假者选择人迹罕至的地方，是为了节省前往热门目的地的旅行费用，因为前往热门目的地的机票、餐饮和酒店住宿往往都很昂贵。

"Tourismused to be about sightseeing. Now it is about experiences," Dai Bin,president of the China Tourism Academy, told Beijing Daily.

中国旅游研究院的院长戴斌告诉《北京日报》说：“旅游业过去是观光，现在是体验。”

He said populartourist spots are always packed and often raise their prices during holidays.As people become more mature travelers, they are increasingly reluctant tofollow the herd. Some of them are simply looking to take a rest somewhere quietfor a couple of days, which is a good way to vacation, he noted.

他说，热门旅游景点总是客满，而且经常在假期提价。随着人们成为更成熟的旅行者，他们越来越不愿意随大流。他指出，有些人只是想找个安静的地方休息几天，这是一个很好的度假方式。

In addition,lesser-known attractions are not as "commercial" and "standardized"as developed ones and are able to offer more authentic experiences and naturalencounters, according to social media posts. And unlike popular destinations,some underexplored places with little online exposure can offer more surprises.

此外，据社交媒体帖子称，不太知名的景点不像发达景点那样“商业化”和“标准化”，能够提供更真实的经历和自然体验。与热门目的地不同的是，一些未被开发、很少在网上曝光的地方可以带来更多惊喜。

COVID-19 isanother key factor fueling reverse tourism. As precautionary measures continue,traveling has an unpredictable quality. A traveler has no way of knowing whatlies ahead before departure, be it a perfect holiday or one interrupted by asudden outbreak. Travelers have thus become more cautious and tend to chooselocal attractions or places with fewer tourists.

新冠肺炎疫情是推动逆向旅游的另一个关键因素。随着预防措施的继续，旅行具有不可预测性。旅行者在出发前无法知道前方会发生什么，是完美的假期，还是会被突发疫情打断。因此，旅行者变得更加谨慎，倾向于选择当地景点或游客较少的地方。

"The riseof reverse tourism is not a bad thing," said an opinion piece in ZhengzhouDaily. It means that vacationers now have more options, which brings morepossibilities to the tourism market, the article explains.

“逆向旅游的兴起并不是一件坏事，”《郑州日报》的一篇评论文章写道。文章解释说，这意味着度假者现在有了更多的选择，给旅游市场带来了更多的可能性。

Moreimportantly, it noted, the trend is set to force popular destinations toimprove themselves instead of resting on their laurels.

报道指出，更重要的是，这一趋势将迫使热门旅游目的地改善自身，而不是躺在过去的光环上。

Jiang Han, asenior researcher at the Beijing-based public policy think tank Pangoal, saidthat reverse tourism will become one of the future directions for the marketand is an opportunity for growth comparable to the camping economy.

位于北京的公共政策研究机构盘古智库的高级研究员江瀚说，逆向旅游将成为未来旅游市场的趋势之一，其发展机会可以与露营经济相媲美。

To give a realboost to the tourism market, Jiang suggested that more efforts be made to tapthe potential of underrated, lesser-known destinations.

江瀚建议，为了真正促进旅游市场的发展，要更加努力地挖掘那些被低估、不太为人所知的旅游目的地的潜力。

编辑：yaning

来源：中国日报网

hectic

英[ˈhektɪk]；美[ˈhektɪk]

adj. 繁忙的

pricey

英[ˈpraɪsi]；美[ˈpraɪsi]

adj. 昂贵的

laurel

英[ˈlɒrəl]；美[ˈlɔːrəl]

n. （表示荣誉的）桂冠

President Xi Jinping and United States President Joe Biden agreed on Monday to take concrete steps to put bilateral ties back on the track of stable development, as the two sides reached consensus on key issues such as climate change, trade, public health, agriculture and food security.

The two leaders had a meeting of about three hours on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, their first sit-down since Biden took office in January 2021.

Both nations pledged to enable their diplomatic teams to maintain strategic communications and frequent consultations as well as dialogue and coordination on macroeconomic policies, economy and trade, according to a summary of the meeting.

In his opening remarks, Xi highlighted the joint responsibility he and Biden had in anchoring the future direction of bilateral relations and placing ties on the right track.

"I look forward to working with you, Mr President, to bring China-US relations back to the track of healthy and stable growth to the benefit of our two countries and the world as a whole," Xi said.

He pointed out that the current state of China-US relations is not in the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people, and is not what the international community expects.

China-US relations should not be a zero-sum game where one side outcompetes or thrives at the expense of the other, and the success of both nations should be seen as opportunities, instead of challenges, for each other, Xi said.

The world is big enough to accommodate the respective development and common prosperity of both nations, he added.

He called upon the two sides to put each other's domestic and foreign policies, as well as strategic intentions, in the right perspective, saying that bilateral interactions should be defined by dialogue and win-win cooperation, not confrontation and zero-sum competition.

China has never sought to reshape the current international order, or to interfere in the internal affairs of the US, and China has no intention of challenging or displacing the US, Xi said.

The two sides should respect each other, coexist in peace, pursue win-win cooperation, and work together to ensure that China-US relations move forward on the right course without losing direction or speed, or still less having a collision, Xi added.

Xi gave a full account of the origin of the Taiwan question and China's principled position.

He stressed that the Taiwan question is at the very core of China's core interests, the bedrock of the political foundation of China-US relations, and the first red line that must not be crossed in China-US relations. Resolving the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese people and China's internal affair.

It is the common aspiration of the Chinese people and nation to realize 

national reunification and safeguard territorial integrity, Xi said.

Anyone who seeks to split Taiwan from China will be violating the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation, and the Chinese people will absolutely not let that happen, said the president.

Beijing hopes to see, and has been all along committed to, peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits. However, cross-Straits peace and stability and "Taiwan independence" are as irreconcilable as water and fire, Xi said.

The president expressed hope that Washington will match its words with action and abide by the one-China policy and the three joint communiques, and the US side will act on its assurances with real effect.

Xi also explained to Biden China's whole-process people's democracy, saying that China has Chinese-style democracy just as the US has American-style democracy, and both fit their respective national conditions.

He said the so-called "democracy versus authoritarianism" narrative is not the defining feature of today's world, and does not represent the trend of the times.

The president highlighted the vital importance of the two nations to recognize and respect differences in their paths and systems if they are to get along.

Neither side should try to remold the other in one's own image, or seek to change or even subvert the other's system, he said.

Even though the two sides have different histories, cultures, social systems and development paths, such differences should not become an obstacle to growing bilateral relations, he said.

The Chinese nation has the proud tradition of standing up for itself, and suppression and containment will only strengthen the will and boost the morale of the Chinese people, Xi said.

He stressed that starting a trade or technology war, building walls and barriers, and pushing for decoupling and severing supply chains all run counter to the principles of a market economy and undermine international trade rules.

Such attempts serve no one's interests, Xi said.

He reiterated Beijing's opposition to politicizing and weaponizing economic and trade ties as well as exchanges in science and technology, saying that China and the US share more, not less, common interests under current circumstances.

Xi underscored the need for both sides to promote post-COVID global recovery, tackle climate change and resolve regional issues through coordination and cooperation.

On the Ukraine issue, Xi reiterated China's strong concern before laying out Beijing's position.

Conflicts and wars produce no winner, and confrontation between major countries must be avoided, he said, adding that China has all along stood on the side of peace and will continue to encourage peace talks.

Beijing supports and looks forward to a resumption of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and China hopes that the US, NATO and the European Union will conduct comprehensive dialogues with Russia, he said.

In his remarks, Biden underscored the responsibility that he and Xi share to show that China and the US can manage differences, prevent competition from becoming near conflict, and find ways to work together on urgent, global issues that require mutual cooperation.

The US side is committed to keeping the channels of communication open between the two presidents and at all levels of government to allow candid conversations on issues they disagree on, and to strengthen necessary cooperation and play a key role in addressing climate change, food security and other important global challenges, Biden added.

He reaffirmed that a stable and prosperous China is good for the US and the world, adding that his nation respects China's system and does not seek to change it.

He offered assurances that Washington does not seek a new Cold War or to revitalize alliances against China. The US does not support "Taiwan independence", does not support "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan", and has no intention to have a conflict with China, he said.

He added that the US side has no intention to seek decoupling from China, to halt China's economic development, or to contain China.

Xi arrived in Bali on Monday afternoon to attend the 17th G20 Summit.

He will leave for Bangkok on Thursday to attend the 29th APEC Econom

ic Leaders' Meeting before making a visit to Thailand.

记者：徐伟

The National Health Commission announced the latest fine-tuning of the country's pandemic control measureson Friday. While there is no change to the "dynamic clearing" policy,the most recent adjustments are clearly meant to apply that policy in a mannerthat maintains its effectiveness while allowing economic and social activitiesto proceed as smoothly as possible.

11月11日，国家卫健委发布了对疫情防控措施的最新优化调整。虽然"动态清零"政策没有改变，但最近的调整显然意在坚持"动态清零"的同时保证经济和社会活动顺利进行。

Among the 20 measures the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of theState Council announced on Friday, are adjusting risk areas into high and lowcategories, shorter quarantines for inbound travelers and the "closecontacts" of those infected, lifting restrictions on "secondarycontacts", and removal of the "circuit breaker" mechanism for incominginternational flights. There are also clear requirements for the guarantee ofservices to people in home-isolation and quarantine. The measures represent awell-balanced move to ease the disruptions to people's lives and further openup the country to inbound travel.

国务院联防联控机制11月11日宣布的20项措施包括：将风险区调整为高、低两类，对入境旅客和感染者的“密切接触者”实行短期隔离，取消对“次密接”的限制，取消对入境国际航班的“熔断”机制。此外，对居家隔离人员的服务保障也提出明确要求。这些措施是一种平衡的举措，旨在缓解疫情对人民生活的干扰，进一步开放中国入境旅游。

As long as the discourse about pandemic containment protocol proceeds onthe track of reason and science, updating the policy in accordance with thechanging pandemic situation is the correct approach. At a news conference onSaturday, National Health Commission officials promised to continue fine-tuningthe pandemic response going forward.

只要对疫情防控条例的论述是理性和科学的，根据疫情形势变化对政策进行更新就是正确的选择。在11月12日的新闻发布会上，卫健委官员承诺，将继续对疫情防控措施进行优化调整。

The Chinese model of pandemic containment, featuring early detection andearly intervention, has proven efficient and contributed greatly to thecountry's achievements in the initial stage. But as the virus has mutated andmore variants have emerged that are able to spread at a faster pace, findingways to make quicker targeted interventions to shorten and break transmissionchains has become the focus so as to keep the disruptions to people's lives andeconomic operations to a minimum.

中国的疫情防控模式具有早期发现和早期干预的特点，并被证明有效，为国家在疫情防控初期取得的成绩做出了巨大贡献。但随着病毒的变异和更多传播速度更快的新冠变体的出现，应该寻找更快更精准的干预措施以缩短和打破传播链，以将疫情对人民生活和经济运行的干扰降至最低。

The latest measures show that with the benefit of experience, localgovernments are expected to be on the alert for any emergence of the virus andto respond in a timely manner so that they do not need to adopt a belated and widespread one-size-fits-all approach to try and contain theoutbreak.

最新措施表明，地方政府将根据防疫经验，对病毒的出现保持高度警惕，并及时作出反应，不再需要在事后采取普遍"一刀切"的管控办法。

By making early, rapid responses to any outbreaks, local governments canminimize the impact of the prevention and control measures on economicoperations and the disruptions to people's lives. The latest adjustments makethe prevention and control work more standardized and agile, and mean that if everyone fulfills their duties and responsibilitiesall will be able to reap the benefits.

通过对疫情及时、快速的响应，地方政府能减少防控措施对经济运行和人民生活造成的影响。最新的政策调整，能使防控工作更加规范、灵活。这意味着如果人人都尽到疫情防控责任，所有人都会受益。

fine-tuning

英 [ˌfaɪn ˈtjuːnɪŋ]  美 [ˌfaɪn ˈtuːnɪŋ]

n.微调

belated

英 [bɪˈleɪtɪd]  美  [bɪˈleɪtɪd]

adj.迟来的

agile

英 [ˈædʒaɪl]  美  [ˈædʒ(ə)l]

adj.灵活的

President Xi Jinping's upcoming trip to Southeast Asia for multilateral summits and bilateral talks has fueled expectations that China will play more important roles in improving global governance and offering solutions to key issues including climate change and food and energy security.

Xi will attend the 17th G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, from Monday to Thursday, before attending the 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Bangkok and visiting Thailand from Thursday to Saturday, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
The trip will also include a host of bilateral meetings, including talks scheduled with French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden.

Xu Liping, director of the Center of Southeast Asian Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said one of the priorities during Xi's trip to Bali and Bangkok could be laying out China's solutions and Chinese wisdom regarding some of the most pressing global issues.

"China has emerged as a stabilizing force for the global economic recovery, and the nation should offer more confidence to the world in the context of a potential economic crisis," he said.

The trip will be monumental in China's diplomacy as it marks the first foreign visit by the nation's top leader since the 20th CPC National Congress, which mapped out the nation's development for the coming five years and beyond.

"It will be an occasion for the Chinese leader to put forward new plans and propositions in the nation's diplomacy and, through positive engagement with leaders of other countries, advocate the building of a community with a shared future for mankind," he said.

The presidents of China and the US will have their first sit-down since the beginning of the pandemic, and since Biden took office in January 2021.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at a press briefing on Thursday that Xi and Biden's meeting will be "an in-depth and substantive opportunity to better understand one another's priorities and intentions, to address differences and to identify areas where we can work together".

Oriana Skylar Mastro, a research fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, said the Biden administration would like to discuss issues like climate change and to create some basis for cooperation between China and the US.
"The hope is that this will stop the downward spiral in relations," she said.

Xu said the international community has high expectations for this meeting given the importance of Beijing and Washington managing their differences, jointly responding to global challenges and upholding global peace and stability.

He added that communication between the two heads-of-state plays an important role in navigating and managing Sino-US ties.

Talking about China's constructive role in the G20 and APEC, Xu said it is becoming increasingly prominent.

One of the three priorities for this year's G20 Summit is digital transformation, an issue that was first proposed during the G20 Hangzhou Summit in 2016, he said.

Spillover from the Ukraine crisis and the global food and energy crises points to the need for heightened solidarity among nations, and China has set an example in upholding open regionalism and multilateralism, as well as peace and win-win cooperation, Xu said.

China and a host of G20 countries have devoted financial commitments of over $1.4 billion toward the establishment of a Pandemic Fund, which will offer financing to strengthen prevention, preparedness and response capabilities in low- and middle-income countries.

Muhadi Sugiono, a research fellow on international relations at Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia, told Xinhua News Agency that he looks forward to China continuing to play its role as a responsible major country, promoting various nations in focusing on common interests at the G20 Summit, coming up with aid policies for developing countries and spurring global economic recovery.

Xi's visit is also expected to give further impetus to China's ties with Indonesia and Thailand, including cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative and the green economy.

A test run of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, one of the landmark projects for the BRI, will be held during the G20 Summit, according to Indonesian authorities.

Xu, from CASS, said there is immense potential for Beijing and Jakarta to bolster cooperation over infrastructure development and the green and digital economy.

"There is also much room for the integration between the China-Laos Railway and China-Thailand railway to boost connectivity in the region," he said.

记者：徐伟

spiral

英 [ˈspaɪrəl]  美  [ˈspaɪrəl]

n.螺旋形

spillover

英 [ˈspɪləʊvə(r)]  美  [ˈspɪloʊvər]

n.溢出

connectivity

英 [kəˌnekˈtɪvəti]  美 [kəˌnekˈtɪvəti]

n.连通性