放大圖片
更好地了解中國(七)
在英語聯盟的演講;倫敦,2009年12月10日
中國仍處在世界產業鏈的低端,大多數「中國製造」的產品其實是「與世界共造」,其中很多設計和關鍵部件往往依賴進口。中國也許要出口一個集裝箱的鞋襪,才能買來一個小小的電腦芯片。
中國發展不平衡的問題也相當突出。許多外國遊客看到北京和上海,以為那就是中國,但若去中國遙遠的西部地區看看,肯定會有截然不同的觀感。
中國還處在工業化、城鎮化的早期,53.4%的人口是農民。有1.35億人每天生活費不足1美元。
Understanding China (7)
China掇 manufacturing sector is still at the lower end of the world掇 value chain and most of the 浢ade in China* products are made with the world, as the design and key parts are often imported. We may have to export a container full of shoes and socks to pay for a tiny computer chip.
China also faces the serious challenge of uneven development. Many foreign visitors visit Beijing and Shanghai and think they have seen China. But those who have visited China's far west will see it very differently.
China is still in the early stage of industrialisation and urbanisation, with 53.4% of its people living in the rural areas. You may be surprised to know that 135 million Chinese people live on less than one dollar a day.
1 key adj. 關鍵的
2 container n. 集裝箱
3 chip n. 芯片
4 uneven adj. 突出的
5 industrialisation n. 工業化
6 urbanisation n. 城鎮化
書本簡介:傅瑩,現任中國外交部副部長,2003年至2009年間,先後任中國駐澳洲和英國大使,在西方被認為是有巨大影響力的外交官之一。本書是她擔任駐兩國大使期間所作的重要演講,聽眾均是西方政商學界的有影響力人士,內容圍繞如何了解當代中國、中國是一個甚麼樣的國家、金融危機下的中國與西方的關係等。 ■資料提供:中華書局
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