2017年CRI Ancient Chinese trade port attracts global visitors

As the final preparations get underway for a major international conference in Beijing next month connected to the Belt and Road initiative, authorities in Fujian's coastal city of Quanzhou are moving to revive interest in its historical links with t

2016年CRI Nearly one year on, China and Australia laud fruitful Free Trade Agreement

December 20th will mark the one year anniversary since the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, or ChAFTA, took effect. A pre-anniversary ceremony has already been held in Melbourne, with officials from both sides hailing the fruitful results of the

大学英语精读第一册 IN THE NEWS - U.S. Trade Bill

IN THE NEWS -August 3, 2002: U.S. Trade Bill By Caty Weaver Broadcast: This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program IN THE NEWS. The United States Congress has passed a new trade bill. The

辛沛沛NO-BOOK 辛沛沛口语初级版 Lesson 111 Trade

Lesson 111 Trade 1.International trade is important to us. 2.The United States has much trade with foreign countries. 3.Trade between the two countries is declining. 4.The country earns most of its income from the tourist trade. 5.Trade is always goo

The abolition of the slave trade

BBC Learning English Weekender The abolition of the slave trade William:Hello and welcome to Weekender Im William Kremer. Lets start by going back to 1807. At that time, Britain was an extremely powerful country with a large empire. Britain made its

美国国家公共电台 NPR China Is Better Able To Withstand A Trade War Than In The Past

NOEL KING, HOST: Beijing says it will retaliate if President Trump goes ahead with plans to impose tariffs on more Chinese products. The U.S. and China are locked in what could become a full-on trade war. And China's economy is better positioned than

EU, US to Launch Talks on Free Trade Deal

At the G8 Summit, the European Union and the United States have announced plans to start negotiations on a free trade deal next month. As CRI's London correspondent Tu Yun reports, the talks could lead to what's being touted as the biggest trade deal

60th Years of Sino-British Trade Links Celebrated

The 48 Group Club, an independent UK-based business network is celebrating its 60th anniversary in Beijing in the promotion of trade links between the UK and China. CRI's Wei Tong has more. A delegation of 16-British companies visited China in 1953 t

2017年CRI China's ban on ivory trade comes into effect

A major step toward reducing elephant poaching has been made in China, with a new ban on ivory trading coming into effect. Under the new regulations, its now set to become illegal to process or sell ivory or ivory products in China. CRI's Guan Chao h

2018年CRI Trade war hurts the people: former New Zealand PM

Any trade war hurts the people of both the economies. The costs of goods go up. The cost of living goes up. Inflation usually is driven when cost is rise, and that of course hurts people. So there's nothing to be gained by actually promoting increase

2018年CRI China urges dialogue to tackle trade frictions

China has again urged the United States to abandon unilateralism and protectionism, and resort to dialogue and consultation to handle trade disagreements. 00:00/02:39 The remarks were made in the wake of the U.S. decision to lengthen the days for pub

2018年CRI China-US trade deficit is not so important: US strategist

Observers from the US and Chian have met in Beijing to discussing the future of trade between the two sides amid the current trade frictions. The US President Donald Trump continues to tout his theory that the trade deficit with China hurts American

VOA双语新闻 --- Trade a Hot Topic in US Presidential Cont

Amid a weakening U.S. economy, America's foreign-trade policy has become a contentious issue in the presidential race. Both major Democratic Party candidates say free-trade pacts have harmed American workers, while the presumed Republican nominee - a

Nations Agree on Draft Treaty to End Illicit Tobacco Trade

After four years of negotiations, representatives of 135 nations have unanimously agreed on the text of a protocol to end the illicit trade in tobacco products. Nations are expected to adopt the protocol, the first under the WHO Framework Convention

2018年CRI CIIE help reinforce China-Australia trade ties: minister

The Australian Trade Minister says he will encourage more Australian companies to register for the China International Import Expo, in a bid to improve bilateral trade and relations. Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism, and Investment Steven Ciobo

英闻天下——128 China Eyes Latin America for Trade Growth

China is seeking deeper trade and investment cooperation with Latin America amid the global economic slowdown and sluggish international demand. Tian Deyou is director of the Americas division under the Ministry of Commerce. China's export increased

2016年CRI Trade, cooperation on table as Premier Li visits Mongolia

The visit will be the first by a Chinese premier in six years, and the first by any Chinese leader since the recent formation of Mongolia's new government. It's intended to strengthen bilateral relations and lead to greater cooperation between the tw

2016年CRI Chinese premier underscores trade, investment facilitation with EU

Addressing the meeting, Premier Li Keqiang said China and Europe can offer more opportunities to each other against the backdrop of a sluggish global economic recovery. We still need to dig up potentials for bilateral trade. China and the EU are at d

2018年CRI Xi calls on China, U.S. to maintain communication on trade issue

Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling on the US and Chinese sides to keep the lines of communication open to deal with trade issue. He's made this call as part of a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. President Xi Jinpin

CCTV9英语新闻：Global trade rules should not be decided by one country

US President Barack Obama published an article in the Washington Post Monday, calling for the urgent need to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, which could eliminate over 18,000 taxes on US exports. He said that the TPP pact would let