2019年8月26日外交部发言人耿爽
主持例行记者会
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's
Regular Press Conference on August 26, 2019
精彩译词
互惠互利 intertwined interests
脱钩 decoupling
意气用事 hot-headed decisions
止痛药 painkiller
发言台 podium
与中国经济脱钩就是与机遇脱钩，与世界脱钩，与未来脱钩。
Decoupling with the Chinese economy is tantamount to decoupling with opportunities, with the world and the future.
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问：24日，美方宣布对约5500亿美元中国输美商品关税的税率再提高5%。中国商务部已就此作出原则回应。请问你能否介绍中方将采取什么具体举措来予以应对？
Q: On August 24, the US announced that it would raise tariffs on about $550 billion worth of Chinese exports to the US by an additional 5 percent. China's Ministry of Commerce has made a principled response. Could you share with us what specific measures China will take in response?
答：中国商务部新闻发言人已就美方最新加征关税措施作出了回应。美方此举严重违背两国元首大阪会晤共识，践踏多边贸易规则，损害中美两国利益，威胁全球产业链供应链安全，拖累国际贸易和世界经济增长，完全是损人害己，丝毫不具建设性。中方对美方这种赤裸裸的贸易霸凌行径和极限施压做法表示坚决反对，决不接受。我要再次提醒美方，中方根本不吃威胁恫吓这一套。
A: The Commerce Ministry spokesperson has already responded to the latest US decision to raise tariffs. The US move violates the two presidents' Osaka consensus, tramples on multilateral trading rules, harms both countries' interests, threatens the security of the global industrial chain and supply chain, and drags down global trade and world economic growth. It is not constructive in any way and no one, not even the US itself, stands to gain. China firmly opposes and rejects such stark bullying and maximum pressuring tactics in trade. I would like to remind the US once again that threats and intimidation will never work on China.
我们强烈敦促美方不要误判形势，立即停止错误做法。如果美方执意将有关关税措施付诸实施，中方必将继续坚决采取措施，维护自身的合法正当权益。
We strongly urge the US not to miscalculate the situation and to immediately stop its erroneous ways. If it were to impose the latest additional tariffs, China will continue to take resolute measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.
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问：美国总统特朗普上周五发推特称，要求美国企业离开中国或者回到美国开设工厂。中方对此有何回应？
Q: Trump tweeted last Friday that he ordered US companies to leave China or come back to the US to set up factories. What's your response?
答：我想大家可能都已注意到，没等中方作出回应，美国股市及大宗商品价格已经作出了回应——大幅下跌。另外，大家可能也注意到，美国各界人士纷纷对有关言论表示反对，国际社会也对这种极限施压的做法表达了担忧。
A: You may have noticed that before we respond, the US stock market and commodity prices have responded with major falls. Besides, as you may have also noted, American people from various sectors have expressed opposition to these remarks and the international community has voiced concern about such maximum pressuring.
我上周说过，中美建交40年来，两国经济已经形成你中有我、我中有你的利益格局和互惠互利关系。强行让中美经济“脱钩”，势必威胁全球产业链供应链安全，引发国际金融市场动荡，危及国际贸易和世界经济增长。这种做法与市场经济规律相违背、与自由竞争规则相违背、与经济全球化潮流相违背，必将遭到包括美国企业在内的所有利益攸关方的强烈质疑和反对。
As I said last week, 40 years after China and the US established diplomatic relations, the two economies have developed a mutually-beneficial relationship with intertwined interests. Deliberately "decoupling" the two is bound to threaten the security of the global industrial chain and supply chain, give rise to fluctuations in the global financial market and hamper global trade and world economic growth. It would be going against market economy laws, free competition rules and the trend of economic globalization. All stakeholders, including US businesses, will be sure to question and oppose such a move.
中国经济发展到今天，内需已经成为增长的主要动力，发展运筹的空间十分宽广。与此同时，中国经济也已经深度融入全球市场，与世界各国都建立了紧密的联系，辗转腾挪的空间也十分宽裕。今年1-5月，德国、韩国、日本、英国对华投资分别增长100.8%、88.1%、18.9%、9.2%，欧盟对华投资整体增长29.5%。我想，所谓美国企业撤出中国，更像是一句政治口号，而不是务实举措。即使在现实中发生，自然也会有别人来填缺补位，到头来受损的还将是美国。
In China, domestic consumption has become the major driving force for economic growth, giving it much leeway in formulating development strategies. At the same time, with close ties all over the world, the Chinese economy is deeply integrated into the global market, giving it ample room for maneuver. In the first five months of the year, investment from Germany, the ROK, Japan, the UK and the EU in China increased by 100.8 percent, 88.1 percent, 18.9 percent, 9.2 percent and 29.5 percent respectively. The so-called US businesses pulling out of China sounds more like a political slogan than a practical measure. Even if the pullout actually happens, others will naturally fill the vacancy. At the end of the day, it's still the US that will suffer.
最后，我要强调，中美经济“脱钩”根本就不是缓解中美经贸摩擦的良方，更不是解决美国自身问题的出路。还是那句话，与中国经济脱钩就是与机遇脱钩，与世界脱钩，与未来脱钩。
I would like to emphasize that decoupling the two economies is by no means the right prescription to ease the trade friction between China and the US. Even less likely will it offer the US a way out of its own problems. Let me reiterate, decoupling with the Chinese economy is tantamount to decoupling with opportunities, with the world and the future.
我们奉劝美方多多听取各界意见，算清利弊得失，务必要三思而行，切勿意气用事。
We hope the US will heed the views from various sectors, calculate its gains and losses, and come to prudent rather than hot-headed decisions.
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问：大约二十分钟前，特朗普总统在七国集团峰会上称，我们周末与中方进行了两次通话，他们想达成协议。我们将很快和中方认真地磋商并达成协议。相比于上周，特朗普总统此次表态非常积极和友好。中方是否欢迎美方这一最新表态？你能否介绍双方经贸团队在过去12个小时的沟通情况？中方是否仍愿与美方达成协议？
Q: About 20 minutes ago, President Trump speaking at the G7 said "we've had two calls from China. They want to make a trade deal. We will shortly start to negotiate. We will make a trade deal. We are going to start talking very seriously with China." It seems that from what was negative last week President Trump is now being extremely positive and extremely friendly towards China. Do you welcome his new comments? Can you give us more details about the talks that have happened maybe within the last 12 hours between the Chinese and US negotiating teams and whether or not China is still willing to make a trade deal with the US?
答：对于美方提到的周末通话，我没有听说过。
A: I am not aware of the phone calls over the weekend you mentioned.
我能告诉你的是，中美在经贸领域存在的分歧应该通过对话协商加以解决。美方进一步提高对中国输美商品关税税率，严重违背两国元首大阪会晤共识，践踏多边贸易规则，损害中美两国利益，威胁全球产业链供应链安全，拖累国际贸易和世界经济增长，完全是损人害己，丝毫不具建设性。
What I can say is that the trade disputes should be resolved through dialogue and consultation. The US decision to further raise tariffs violates the two presidents' Osaka consensus, tramples on multilateral trading rules, harms both countries' interests, threatens the security of the global industrial chain and supply chain, and drags down global trade and world economic growth. It is not constructive in any way and no one, not even the US itself, stands to gain.
我们注意到，美方升级贸易摩擦的行为已经引发美国内各界以及国际社会的广泛关切和担忧。我们希望美方能尽快回归理性，放弃错误做法，为双方在相互尊重、平等互利的基础上进行磋商创造条件。
We have noted that the US move to escalate trade friction has aroused wide concern from within the US and in the international community. We hope the US will give up its wrong approach and come back to reason to create conditions for consultations on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.
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问：美总统特朗普23日发推特称，已命令所有美快递企业搜查并拒收从中国运来的芬太尼。美国联邦快递、联合包裹服务公司和美邮政局称，在特朗普总统拒收从中国运来的芬太尼后，他们已开始采取措施阻止毒品贩运者使用其服务。中方对此有何评论？
Q: US President Trump tweeted on August 23 that he has ordered American delivery companies to search for fentanyl in all packages from China and block any deliveries that contain such substances. FedEx, UPS and the US Postal Service said they began taking measures to prevent drug traffickers from using their services following President Trump's instruction. I wonder what is China's comment?
答：中国政府从今年5月1日起整类列管芬太尼类物质，这体现了中国政府维护中国人民生命安全和健康的决心，也彰显了中国政府积极参与全球毒品治理、维护世界安全稳定的责任和担当。
A: The Chinese government began scheduling the whole class of fentanyl products on May 1 this year. It shows the government's resolve to protect people's safety and health and its commitment to take part in global anti-narcotics battle and to safeguard security and stability of the world.
芬太尼物质整类列管正式实施后，中方全力推进有关工作进度，包括督促物流寄递公司落实实名寄递、开箱验视、过机安检“三项制度”，部署重点海关关区加大对高风险国际邮包的查缉力度等，确保各项措施落地生效。
After the scheduling began, China has made unprecedentedly intensive efforts in advancing it and ensuring all measures are implemented effectively. We instruct logistics companies to conduct real-name delivery, to check the items in the packages before sending them and to ensure all packages go through security check machines. We also ask customs in key areas to double their efforts in searching and checking international packages with high risks.
美国缉毒署提供的数据显示，今年中方宣布整类列管措施后的第二季度中，美国海关和边境保护局仅查获4起来自中国的芬太尼类物质走私案件，这表明中方采取的举措是确实有效的。即使这样，美国的芬太尼滥用致死人数却依旧居高不下。这充分说明，美国的阿片类物质危机是综合因素作用的结果，根源不在中方。
According to statistics provided by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, in the second quarter this year after China announced the scheduling, the US Customs and Border Protection only discovered four cases of fentanyl-like substances trafficked from China, which proves the fact that China's measures are effective. Despite that, the number of deaths caused by fentanyl abuse in the US is still high. This is further proof that the opioid crisis in the US is triggered by multiple factors, and the root cause does not lie with the Chinese side.
朴素的经济学原理告诉我们，需求和供给相伴相生，没有需求谈何供给。美国国内普遍存在滥用处方止痛药的传统，占世界人口总数5%的美国人消费了全球80%的阿片类药物。美国政府在减少芬太尼需求方面完全可以做的更多。美方应尊重事实，停止归咎于人，客观看待中方所做大量工作，同时加强国内监管力度，切实采取行动，真正有效打击芬太尼类物质的制贩和走私。
As laws of basic economics tell us, demand and supply come hand in hand. Supply dries up when there is no demand. In the US, people tend to abuse prescription painkillers. The American people, accounting for only five percent of the world population, consume as much as 80 percent of the world total opioids. The US government can by all means intensify its efforts to reduce the demand for fentanyl. The US should respect facts and view China's work objectively instead of pinning blames on others. In the meantime, it needs to enhance domestic regulation and take real actions to curb the manufacturing, selling and trafficking of fentanyl-like substances.
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问：我们注意到外交部网站周末更新了信息，你有一位新同事加入了新闻司团队，他曾担任中国驻巴基斯坦使馆公参。他是否会成为新任外交部发言人？什么时候上任？
Q: We noticed on the foreign ministry website over the weekend that you have a new colleague who's joined you in the information department. He is the former minister counselor at the Chinese embassy in Pakistan. Can you confirm with us whether or not he will become the new foreign ministry spokesman and when he might start his job?
答：看来大家很关心这个问题。我可以告诉你的是，新任的外交部发言人自然会站到这里，到时候你们就知道了。（记者笑）
A: Seems you are all interested in this. The new foreign ministry spokesperson will be on this podium in due course. You will know the answer then.
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问：据报道，有专家指出，发展牛肉产业是导致亚马孙森林火灾的主要因素之一。中国作为巴西牛肉的最大进口市场，对亚马孙森林火灾的影响及成因持何看法？
Q: Experts have pointed out that the beef industry is one of the main factors behind the wildfire of the Amazon rain forest. As the biggest importer of Brazilian beef, what does China have to say regarding the impact and causes of fire?
答：你把大火和牛肉联系起来，我还是第一次听说。
A: You were saying there's a linkage between the fire and beef? The correlation is new to me.
我可以告诉你的是，中方注意到巴西亚马孙地区发生火灾，支持巴西政府为抗击灾情所作的积极努力，希望灾情能够尽早得到控制。
China has noted the fire in the Amazon in Brazil. We support the Brazilian government's efforts in fighting the fire and hope it can be put under control as soon as possible.
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问：伊朗外长扎里夫正在中国访问，你能否介绍访问最新情况？
Q: Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif is paying a visit in China. What is the latest development about his visit?
答：我上周发布了扎里夫外长将访华的消息，也介绍了中方对此访的期待。
A: I announced Foreign Minister Zarif's visit to China and the expectations from the Chinese side last week.
据我了解，王毅国务委员兼外长将在今天下午晚些时候同伊朗外长扎里夫举行会谈，有关情况我们会及时发布消息。
As far as I know, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will have talks with Foreign Minister Zarif later this afternoon. We will release the information in due course.
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问：据报道，针对美方此前开展陆基中短程导弹试验，俄罗斯总统普京指示国防和外交部门研究应对之策，准备做好“对称反应”。中方对此有何评论？中方认为美方行为将对国际和地区安全造成什么影响？
Q: According to reports, Russian President Putin instructed the defense and foreign ministries to analyze the threat posed to the country by the recent US ground-launched cruise missile test and prepare a "symmetrical response". In your point of view, how will this affect security situation in the region and in the world?
答：中方注意到有关报道。自8月2日美方宣布正式退出《中导条约》以来不到三周时间，美国防部就开展此前受条约禁止的陆基中短程导弹试验。这充分说明，美国退约的真实目的是寻求“自我松绑”，放手发展先进武器，谋求单方面军事优势。
A: We note relevant reports. Less than three weeks after the official US withdrawal from the INF treaty, the Pentagon conducted the ground-based cruise missile test that was banned under the treaty. This fully reveals that the US withdrawal was meant to free itself to develop advanced weaponry and seek unilateral military advantage.
美方此举将引发新一轮军备竞赛，导致军事对抗升级，进而对国际和地区安全形势产生严重消极影响。我们奉劝美方摒弃冷战思维和零和博弈的过时观念，对发展军备保持克制，切实维护现有军控体系，多做有利于维护全球战略平衡与稳定、有利于国际和地区和平与安全的事。
The US move will trigger a new round of arms race and lead to an escalation of military confrontation, which will have a serious impact on the international and regional security landscape. We advise it to discard the obsolete Cold War mentality and zero-sum game mindset, exercise self-restraint on arms development, uphold the existing arms control regime and contribute to global strategic balance and stability and international and regional peace and security.
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问：上周末，香港的紧张局势升级，香港警方使用了水炮车并鸣枪示警。中央政府对此怎么看？
Q: This weekend saw increased violence in Hong Kong with the police deploying water cannon trucks and one officer firing a warning shot. How does the central government view this?
答：香港特区政府和特区警方已经就有关问题作出了回应。中国中央政府坚定支持林郑月娥行政长官带领特区政府依法施政，也坚定支持香港警方依法止暴制乱、恢复秩序。
A: The Hong Kong SAR government and police have responded to relevant questions. The central government firmly supports Chief Executive Carrie Lam in leading the SAR government to govern by law and firmly supports the Hong Kong police in lawfully ending violence and chaos and restoring order.
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问：美国总统特朗普称美中双方周末通了两次电话，这是真的吗？你知道通话内容吗？中方是否愿同美继续进行经贸磋商？
Q: US President Trump said that the US and China had two calls over the weekend. Is that true? Are you aware of the discussions? Is China willing to continue consultations with the US?
答：我可以明确告诉你，我没有听说过这种情况。
A: As I said just now, I haven't heard of the calls.
中方一直强调，中美在经贸领域存在的分歧应该通过对话协商加以解决。美方进一步提高对中国输美商品关税税率，严重违背中美两国元首大阪会晤共识，践踏多边贸易规则，损害中美两国利益，威胁全球产业链供应链安全，拖累国际贸易和世界经济增长，完全是损人害己，丝毫不具建设性。
We have been emphasizing all along that the trade differences between China and the US should be solved through dialogue and consultation. The US decision to further raise tariffs violates the two presidents' Osaka consensus, tramples on multilateral trading rules, harms both countries' interests, threatens the security of the global industrial chain and supply chain, and drags down global trade and world economic growth. It is not constructive in any way and no one, not even the US itself, stands to gain.
我们注意到，美方升级贸易摩擦的行为已经引发美国内社会各界的担忧，在国际社会也引起了广泛关切。我们希望美方能尽快回归理性，停止错误做法，为双方在相互尊重、平等互利基础上开展磋商创造条件。
We have noted that the US move to escalate trade friction has aroused wide concern from within the US and in the international community. We hope the US will give up its wrong approach, come back to reason and create conditions for consultations on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.
