“兩會是觀察了解中國發展的絕佳時機”，這已成為世界各國有識之士的共鳴。

當今世界正處于百年未有之大變局，全球治理體系面臨深刻重塑。值此關鍵時刻，世界的目光聚焦中國，有探究，也更期待。

今年全國兩會期間，扶貧、高質量發展、“一帶一路”倡議、外商投資等熱詞引發了外國專家們的熱議。

POVERTY ALLEVIATION

扶貧

In the government work report delivered at the opening of the annual NPC session on March 5, China pledges to reduce its population of rural poor by over 10 million this year.

十三屆全國人大二次會議5日上午開幕，國務院總理李克強在政府工作報告中指出，今年再減少農村貧困人口1000萬以上。

Official figures show that over the past 40 years, China has lifted more than 700 million of its rural residents out of poverty, and the poverty rate -- the proportion of people living below the Chinese poverty line -- had fallen among the rural population from 97.5 percent in 1978 to 3.1 percent at the end of 2017.

官方數據顯示，在過去40年中，中國已有超過7億農村人口實現脫貧。農村人口貧困率（生活在貧困線以下人口的比例）已從1978年的97.5%下降到2017年的3.1%。

"For me, it is just a miracle that over 40 years, over the course of one working lifetime, China has gone from one of the poorest countries in the world" to one that is about to eliminate absolute poverty, said Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council.

美中貿易全國委員會主席克雷格·艾倫說：“在我看來，過去40年里，相當于一個人一生工作的時間，中國已經從全球最貧困的國家之一”，發展為即將完全消除貧困的國家。

Varaprasad Sekhar Dolla, a professor of Chinese studies at India's Jawaharlal Nehru University, also spoke highly of China's achievements in poverty reduction.

印度尼赫魯大學中國研究教授維拉普拉薩德·謝卡·多拉也高度贊揚了中國在消除貧困方面取得的成就。

"If global poverty came down quite substantially in the last three or four decades, it's partly because of the Chinese contribution to reducing poverty within its own national boundaries," said the Indian scholar.

這位印度學者說：“如果說過去三四十年來，全球貧困人口大幅下降，那么部分原因是中國消除貧困人口的貢獻。”

In the eyes of Khairy Tourk, a professor of economics with the Stuart School of Business at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, "many countries look up to China to learn from its experience."

在芝加哥伊利諾理工學院斯圖亞特商學院經濟學教授科瑞爾·圖爾克看來，“很多國家都很仰慕中國取得的成績，向中國學習經驗。”

"The Chinese experience is based on building a modern infrastructure and then on setting up special economic zones that would help underdeveloped countries to industrialize," he added.

他補充說：“中國的經驗是基于建立現代的基礎設施，隨后建立經濟特區，這可以幫助欠發達國家實現工業化。”

BRI COOPERATION

“一帶一路”倡議

At a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing Two Sessions, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the initiative has become the world's largest platform for international cooperation and the most welcomed global public good.

國務委員、外交部長王毅在記者會上說，“一帶一路”倡議已經成為世界上規模最大的合作平臺和最受歡迎的公共產品。

He noted that a total of 123 countries and 29 international organizations have signed BRI agreements with China.

他指出，目前已有123個國家和29個國際組織簽署了共建“一帶一路”合作文件。

Keith Bennett, vice chairman of Britain's 48 Group Club, a consultancy network for British companies seeking to do business with China, said that the BRI "is inclusive and offers the greatest opportunity for both investment and development in decades."

英國四十八家集團俱樂部副主席基思·班尼特說，“一帶一路”倡議“是包容性的，為未來幾十年的投資和發展都提供了最大的機遇。”

"Its emphasis on infrastructure and connectivity lays the best possible foundations for promoting all-round, comprehensive economic development and improvement of people's livelihood in the future," he said.

他說：“‘一帶一路’倡議聚焦于基礎設施建設，最大可能地為推進全面、綜合的經濟發展，并在將來提高人民的生活水平奠定基礎。”

Noting that China treats each country on the basis of equality, Tourk said, "I think it's a matter of time before all nations come to realize the wisdom behind the Belt and Road Initiative."

在談到中國公平對待所有國家時，圖爾克說：“所有國家都會認識到‘一帶一路’倡議體現出的智慧，這只是時間問題。”

China is the only major country in history "that has made the development of poor countries one of its top priorities," he added. "Through the BRI, many of these nations are fortunate to enjoy Chinese funding and know-how for the building of modern infrastructure and industrial economic zones."

他說，中國是歷史上唯一一個“把幫助貧困國家作為重中之重”的國家。“通過‘一帶一路’倡議，很多貧困國家可以接受中國的資金和技術，建立現代化基礎設施和工業經濟區。”

The BRI, he said, "is going to be the engine of growth in the 21st century."

他說，“一帶一路”倡議“將成為21世紀的發展引擎。”

FOREIGN INVESTMENT

外商投資

Another hot topic is the draft law on foreign investment that is expected to be voted on during this year's Two Sessions.

另一個熱點是將在兩會期間表決的外商投資法草案。

The draft law, said Tourk, will make "it easier for foreign firms to do business in China."

圖爾克說，外商投資法草案將使“外國公司在中國經商更便捷”。

Sotiris Petropoulos, an assistant professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese in Greece, voiced a similar opinion.

希臘伯羅奔尼撒大學政治學和國際關系學系助理教授索蒂里斯·彼得羅普洛斯也持同樣看法。

Once passed, "the new law is expected to decrease barriers to foreign investment and render foreign companies' operations within the country easier and more balanced than before," he said.

他說，草案通過后，“新的外商投資法將減少外商投資的障礙，使外國公司在中國經營更便捷，更均衡。”

Mahmoud Raya, editor-in-chief of the "China in Arab Eyes" news website, said the draft law is "considered as a fundamental change in China's foreign investment management system, which will improve openness, transparency and predictability of the investment environment."

“阿拉伯眼中的中國”新聞網站總編穆罕默德·萊雅說，外商投資法草案“被認為是中國外商投資管理體制的根本變化，將促進投資環境的公開、透明和可預測性”。

"I think that the Chinese leadership is very wise, and that they realize that market-oriented competition will lead to greater growth," said Allen. "And one way to spur that growth is to allow foreign companies to play a stronger role in China."

艾倫說：“我認為中國的領導層很聰明，他們認識到以市場為導向的競爭會促進發展，而促進發展的途徑之一就是允許外國公司在中國發揮更重要的作用。”

HIGH-QUALITY GROWTH

高質量發展

In this year's government work report, China sets its gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for 2019 at 6-6.5 percent, and vows to promote high-quality and sustainable growth.

在今年的政府工作報告中，中國將2019年的國內生產總值增長目標設定為6%到6.5%，并表示要促進高質量、可持續發展。

"During the initial years of the country's economic miracle, China experienced double-digit growth rates. Now it is pursuing high-quality sustainable development," said Tourk.

圖爾克說：“在中國經濟發展的最初一些年，國內生產總值達到了兩位數增長。如今，中國正追求高質量和可持續發展。”

"The Chinese development has fascinated the world. It has made the country the workshop of the world. It has also created the biggest middle class in history," he added.

他還說：“中國的發展驚艷了世界，使中國成為世界工廠。如今，中國創造了人數最龐大的中產階級”。

To Suliaman Turay, a lecturer and researcher on business and public policy with the Pan African Institute for Development West Africa, a think tank in Cameroon, China's economic growth is a real eye-opener for African countries.

喀麥隆智庫泛非發展研究院西非分院商業和公共政策講師兼研究員蘇利亞曼·圖拉伊說，中國的經濟增長對非洲國家來說真是大開眼界。

"The steady increase in high-tech investment speaks volumes of the determination of China to maintain stable and quality growth," he said, adding that Africans need to gain a competitive advantage in international trade by learning from the Chinese people.

他說：“高科技投資的穩步增長說明了中國保持穩定和高質量增長的決心”， 非洲人民需要向中國人民學習，從而在國際貿易中獲得競爭優勢。

"As long as China continues to upgrade its economic structure for quality growth, driven by innovations in science and technology, its development will continue to offer opportunities for African countries," Turay noted.

圖拉伊說：“只要中國繼續升級經濟結構以促進高質量增長，在科技創新的推動下，其發展將繼續為非洲國家提供機會。”

Elvis Ngolle Ngolle, a professor at the University of Yaounde II in Cameroon, said Chinese innovation is helping to boost economic and social development in other countries, and helping them cultivate their own talent.

喀麥隆雅溫得第二大學教授埃爾維斯·恩格爾·恩格爾說，中國的創新促進了其他國家的經濟和社會發展，幫助他們培養本國人才。

A good example, Ngolle said, is the Chinese agricultural technology which "is transforming barren land into fertile farmland in Africa."

他說，舉個例子來說，中國的農業科技“正把非洲的荒地改造成良田”。

"As China continues to realize more benefits from its reform, the innovative spirit of the Chinese people will continue to flourish, which will contribute even more to the progress of mankind," he added.

他說：“隨著中國從改革中獲益更多，中國人民將繼續弘揚創新精神，對人類的進步作出更大貢獻。”

英文來源：新華網

編輯：yaning