应中国国家主席习近平邀请，美国总统奥巴马将于10日至12日来华出席亚太经合组织领导人非正式会议并对中国进行国事访问。

 

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Barack Obama will pay a state visit to China and attend the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting from Nov. 10 to 12.

 

 

本次APEC会议的主题是“共建面向未来的亚太伙伴关系”。观察家解读，这一主题表明了对话、合作、包容、理解的愿望，是各成员能够接受的“最大公约数”，将为各成员超越“零和关系”铺平道路，从而能够集中精力创造可持续的经济增长。

 

This year's APEC meeting is under the theme "Shaping the Future Through Asia-Pacific Partnership," underlining the aspiration² that inclusive partnerships³ may be the greatest common ground APEC members can find.Analysts⁴ said the meeting will help pave the way for APEC members to bring relationships away from a zero-sum relation so that they can focus on promoting sustainable development.

 

 

美联储近期宣布退出量化宽松，而日本却宣布QE加码方案，未来欧洲央行推出新一轮刺激政策也是大概率事件。美国“收”、欧洲“放”、日本“乱”，或将导致全球资金大挪移，APEC成员如何应对可能波涛汹涌的国际资本流动？

 

The U.S. Federal Reserve has decided⁵ to end its quantitative⁶ easing (QE) stimulus⁷ while Japan's central bank unleashed⁸ an expansion of its already massive monetary⁹ easing program. The European Central Bank has also signaled plans to introduce QE to counter deflation and boost growth. How will APEC members brace¹⁰ for the possibly volatile¹¹ capital flows ahead?

 

 

新型大国关系、双边关系、多边关系、经济关系……APEC会议是一个极其重要的国际外交舞台。

 

A new model for relations between major countries, including bilateral¹² and multilateral relations. The APEC meeting is an important scene on the global diplomatic stage.

 

 

领导人配偶同台亮相给会议提供了一抹亮色。会议周期间的领导人配偶活动，虽然尚无任何细节透露，但毫无疑问会吸引大众的目光。

 

Leaders' spouses¹⁴ will also attend the APEC meeting. Although details of their activities have not been released, the spouses are certain to get public attention.

 

 

转方式，调结构，稳增长，促改革，是APEC成员的共同任务。北京会议将在经济改革、新经济、创新增长、包容性支持、城镇化等方面进行深入讨论，深化互联网经济、蓝色经济等前沿领域的合作。

 

All APEC members need to transform growth methods, adjust structures, stabilize¹⁶ economy and promote reforms. During the Beijing meeting, members will conduct in-depth discussion on an array of issues such as economic reform, innovative¹⁷ growth and urbanization. The members will also deepen cooperation on frontier areas such as Internet and marine¹⁸ industries.

 

 

中国倡导在APEC开展城镇化领域的合作。城镇化将是未来亚太繁荣发展的一个重要增长动力。

 

China advocates cooperation of urbanization at APEC. Urbanization will be an important engine driving the future prosperity of Asia-Pacific.

 

 

一部手机的生产过程可能涵盖10到15个国家，全球价值链的形成已成为各经济体贸易与产业分工合作发展到新高度的重要标志，也为贸易投资自由化的深入发展增添了新动力。今年5月的APEC贸易部长会议批准了《促进亚太地区全球价值链发展战略蓝图》等文件。

 

About 10 to 15 countries are involved in making a mobile phone. The formation of global value chain is an important sign that trade and industrial cooperation among member economies has reached a new height. The global value chain also provides new momentum¹⁹ for in-depth development of free trade and investment.

 

 

13年后，APEC会议再次在中国举行，来自全球的数千名记者云集采访。各方期待今年的APEC在推进区域经济一体化方面取得实实在在的进展；期待亚太继续引领世界经济的复苏和增长；期待中国为APEC发展和亚太振兴做出新贡献。

 

More than 4,000 journalists have gathered in Beijing to cover the APEC meeting. The world expects the meeting to achieve tangible²⁰ progress in advancing regional economic integration²¹. The world also hopes the Asia-Pacific region to continue driving the global economic recovery. China is expected to make new contributions to reviving the Asia-Pacific region.

 

 

领导人非正式会议将于10日至11日举行。习近平主席将主持和出席十多场重要活动，包括：出席亚太经合组织工商领导人峰会开幕式并发表主旨演讲、主持亚太经合组织领导人与工商咨询理事会代表对话会、出席并主持两个阶段的领导人会议和工作午宴、按惯例同与会经济体领导人和代表合影并共同参加亚太伙伴林植树活动等。

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair and participate in a series of important meetings, including addressing the APEC CEO Summit, chairing the APEC Business Advisory²² Council Dialogue with Leaders and chairing the Economic Leaders' Meeting.

 

 

距北京市中心约50公里的怀柔雁栖湖，是此次APEC会议周的最重头戏——领导人非正式会议会场所在地。雁栖岛上的国际会议中心、贵宾别墅、日出东方酒店、国际会展中心，既是会议成功举办的坚实保障，也是体现低碳环保理念的示范。岛上还设有3000个鸟舍，供鸟类在迁徙中歇脚。

 

The APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held near Yanqi Lake, 50 kilometers north of Beijing's downtown area. On the Yanqi Island, a conference center, hotel, exhibition center and VIP villas²³ all use green technologies. Altogether 3,000 bird nests have been built for bird migrations²⁴.

 

 

从自贸区建设到互联互通，是否有一天APEC区域内真会实现“零关税”这个理想化的目标？若是如此，以后在上海买苹果手机说不定就跟在美国加州的价格一样了。

 

One day there may be no tariff between APEC economies with the development of the free trade area and regional connectivity. If that comes true, people may pay the same amount of money to buy an iPhone in Shanghai as they do in California.

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