NEWS ON 04/04

1.ACTUAL USE OF FOREIGN CAPITAL RISES 18% IN SH

上海：前2月实际使用外资金额超49亿美元同比增长18％

2.CHINA TO LEAD GROWTH IN ASIA AND WORLD THIS YEAR: ADB

亚洲开发银行：中国经济快速恢复提升地区和全球增长前景

3.FINLAND OFFICIALLY BECOMES NATO MEMBER STATE

芬兰正式加入北约，成为第31个成员国

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1.ACTUAL USE OF FOREIGN CAPITAL RISES 18% IN SH

上海：前2月实际使用外资金额超49亿美元同比增长18％

Shanghai's actual use of foreign capital in January and February this year was over 4.9 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 18 percent. The city government introduced new polices today to attract even more foreign investment. Zhang Hong brings us the details.

今年前两个月，上海实际使用外资金额超过49亿美元，同比增长18%。上海市政府今天（04/04）出台了新政策以吸引更多国外投资。记者张泓带来详细报道。

Shanghai's imports and exports of goods rose 0.7 percent year on year, exceeding 681 billion yuan. Another 11 regional headquarters of multinational【跨国公司】 corporations were set up, bringing the total to 902. Another 5 new foreign-funded R&D centers were established, giving the city 536.

今年，上海货物进出口值同比增长0.7%，超过6810亿元。新增跨国公司地区总部11家、外资研发中心5家，全市累计分别达到902家、536家。

21 new policies have been announced to stabilize foreign investment. Many are aimed at helping companies with customs clearance, financial support or tax breaks. For example, the Shanghai Branch ofExport-Import Bank of China created a 10-billion-yuan funddesignated for loans to micro and small foreign trade companies. The third phase ofYangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Area will be expanded. The government will promote the use of RMB to settle trade transactions.

本次稳外贸若干政策措施共提出21条，重点加大通关、金融和退税等方面支持。例如，中国进出口银行上海分行设立100亿元外贸小微企业专项信贷额度，加快推进洋山特殊综合保税区三期扩区，鼓励跨境货物贸易优先使用人民币结算等。

Also, the 31st East China Fair will be held in Shanghai in July.

此外，第31届华东进出口商品交易会将于7月在上海举行。

Zhu Min, Director of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce

朱民上海市商务委员会主任

“这次展会（华交会）的场地面积约为8万平方米，此外，我们还将组织企业参加外省市举办的进出口展会，比如广交会，中国中东欧国家博览会等。”

“The East China Fair exhibition venue will be around 80,000 square meters. We will also be organizing companies to attend import and export fairs outside Shanghai, such as the Canton Fairas well as China-CEEC Expo.”

The city government also plans to hold at least 100 events in other countries to attract foreign investment and get at least 100 major projects started.

上海市政府还计划举办重点海外招商活动不少于100场，推动重点外资项目落地不少于100个。

2.CHINA TO LEAD GROWTH IN ASIA AND WORLD THIS YEAR: ADB

亚洲开发银行：中国经济快速恢复提升地区和全球增长前景

China is likely to be the only major economy in the world with growth accelerating this year, economists at the Asian Development Bank told a news conference in Beijing today. The bank's 2023 growth expectation for China is five percent.

据亚洲开发银行（亚行）今天（04/04）在北京新闻发布会上的最新预测，中国可能是世界上唯一一个增长加速的主要经济体，中国2023年经济增长率有望达到5%。

The bank'sAsian Development Outlook projects the Asia-Pacific region will see economic growth of 4.8 percent in 2023, saying China's economic recovery is brightening the outlook for the entire region. The bank's director for China said the country's recovery will be mainly driven by“rebounds in consumption demand”. But the director added fiscal【财政的】 stimulus will continue to be needed in the short run to spark the recovery as external demand may ease this year as growth cools in advanced economies. Economists at the bank project China's inflation this year to be a moderate 2.2 percent.

亚行《2023年亚洲发展展望》报告预测亚太地区经济体2023年的经济增长或达4.8%，中国将成为本地区增长前景的主要亮点。亚行驻中国代表处首席代表表示，中国经济复苏主要受到消费需求反弹的推动，但短期内仍需要财政刺激促进经济复苏。随着发达国家的增长降温，今年外部需求可能会有所放缓。亚行经济学家预计，中国今年的通货膨胀率将为较为温和的2.2%。

3.FINLAND OFFICIALLY BECOMES NATO MEMBER STATE

芬兰正式加入北约，成为第31个成员国

The Finnish president's office announced yesterday that Finland will officially become the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization today. Stephen Rancourt has the story.

芬兰总统办公室昨天（04/03）宣布，芬兰将于今天正式成为北大西洋公约组织的第31个成员国。记者Stephen Rancourt带来更多报道。

Speaking ahead of the April 4th and 5th meeting ofthe foreign affairs ministers of NATO member states in Brussels, the alliance's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said that they have managed the fastest ratification process in NATO's modern history.

北约秘书长延斯·斯托尔滕贝格在4月4日和5日于布鲁塞尔举行的北约外长会议前发表讲话，强调这是北约现代历史上最快的加入进程。

Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO

斯托尔滕贝格北约秘书长

“We will welcome Finland as the 31st member of the NATO. We will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at the NATO headquarters.”

“我们将欢迎芬兰成为北约第31个成员国。我们将首次在北约总部升起芬兰国旗。”

In May 2022, Finland submitted its official letter of application to become a NATO member.

2022年5月，芬兰提交了加入北约的正式申请。

Finland shares a 1,200-kilometer-long border with Russia. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko warned that Moscow would bolster its own forces should forces of other NATO members be deployed on the territory of Finland.

芬兰与俄罗斯的边境线长达1200公里。俄罗斯副外长格鲁什科警告称，如果其它北约成员国部队和设施部署到芬兰境内，俄罗斯将相应加强其军事力量。

Vassily Nebenzia, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations, yesterday stated that while Russia holds the presidency of the security council during the month of April, as long as the current world order is maintained there will be no change in the rules of the council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security, and he said Russia will be an honest broker【中间人】.

俄罗斯常驻联合国代表瓦西里·涅边贾昨日（04/03）表示，虽然俄罗斯在4月份接任安理会轮值主席国，但只要当前基于《联合国宪章》的世界秩序存在，那么一切都不会改变。而安理会的职责就是维护国际和平与安全。他表示，俄罗斯将成为一个诚实的中间人。

The Russian delegation was forced to defend itself yesterday, against a barrage【一连串（的批评、抱怨等）】 of criticism over its security council presidency.

昨日（04/03），面对外界对其成为安理会轮值主席的猛烈抨击，俄罗斯代表团不得不予以驳斥。

Vassily Nebenzia, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations

涅边贾俄罗斯常驻联合国代表

“As long as the current world order with the UN and the Security Council stands, there will be no change in the rules of procedure.”

“只要以联合国和安理会为基础的现行世界秩序存在，轮值规则就不会改变。”

The Russian ambassador added Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will preside over a session on effective multilateralism【多边主义】 through the defense of the principles of the UN Charter on April 24th .

涅边贾同时宣布，俄罗斯外长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫将在本月24号主持安理会高级别会议，讨论通过多边主义维护联合国宪章。

#热词加油站

multinational/ˌmʌltiˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/【跨国公司】

fiscal/ˈfɪsk(ə)l/【财政的】

broker/ˈbroʊkər/【中间人】

barrage /bəˈrɑːʒ/【一连串（的批评、抱怨等）】

multilateralism/ˌmʌltiˈlætərəlɪzəm/【多边主义】

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