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[00:01.04]A United Nations report is warning that economic growth in Asian countries [00:08.32]"faces significant risk" from rising levels of trade protectionism. [00:16.20]It says experts are especially worried about United States' trade policies [00:24.08]with important trading partners such as China. [00:29.68]The U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) report [00:36.56]mainly says good things about Asian economies. [00:42.00]Such countries are now responsible for about 30 percent of all trade worldwide. [00:50.44]The report noted that the percentage could rise to 50 percent [00:56.24]by 2050 if the economies continue expanding. [01:02.96]Asia's export-led growth has helped millions of people [01:08.48]escape poverty over the past 70 years. [01:13.58]Many of the exported products are sold in the United States and Europe. [01:22.08]But the U.N. report notes that in recent years, [01:26.52]Asian economies have begun to depend on domestic demand [01:32.36]because of the "prolonged weakness in external demand and global trade." [01:41.64]The U.N. economists are predicting that Asian economies [01:47.04]will grow at a rate of close to 5 percent in 2017. [01:54.24]They expect China's economy to expand 6.5 percent this year, [02:01.64]with India's growing by 7.1 percent. [02:07.76]The report described economic conditions in China as 'stable.' [02:14.20]And Russia's economy is expected to grow because of higher oil prices. [02:21.32]But the report says trade protectionism could affect employment and economic growth. [02:30.36]It described trade protectionism as "the most significant risk t [02:36.16]o the broadly positive economic outlook." [02:41.16]It noted recent changes in U.S. policies on trade, [02:46.86]monetary exchange rates and immigration. [02:51.88]And it said negotiations on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union [02:58.92]have increased concerns in many countries. [03:04.08]The report said those worried could have a bad effect on Asia, [03:10.44]including China's goods exports and India's services exports." [03:17.47]During the U.S. election campaign last year, [03:22.24]Donald Trump was very critical of China's trade and monetary policies. [03:29.48]But after his election as president, Trump became less critical [03:35.12]because he wanted support from China [03:38.69]to stop North Korea's development of nuclear weapons. [03:44.84]Shamshad Akhtar is the executive secretary of UNESCAP. [03:51.90]She says the debate over protectionism [03:56.28]and "distrust of globalization" need to be discussed. [04:02.92]The UNESCAP report said growing global trade has helped many areas over the years. [04:11.52]But opposition to globalization is growing in the United States, Europe and other areas. [04:20.56]People there are critical of free trade policies, [04:26.44]and companies moving jobs to overseas markets. [04:32.48]The writers of the report warned of reduced economic growth [04:37.48]in major developing countries if trade protectionism and global insecurity increase. [04:46.61]They predicted a lowering of the growth rates by up to 1.2 percentage points. [04:54.80]The report noted that the Asia Pacific region remains "the engine of global growth." [05:04.36]But it said pay inequality is increasing and good jobs are difficult to find. [05:12.48]It noted environmental damage was a major concern [05:17.76]in some countries following years of economic expansion. [05:23.72]It said the growth came at a huge cost to the environment. [05:30.99]I'm Mario Ritter.

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UN: Protectionism Threatens Asia's Economic Growth

聯(lián)合國(guó)稱貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義威脅亞洲經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)

A United Nations report is warning that economic growth in Asian countries "faces significant risk" from rising levels of trade protectionism.

聯(lián)合國(guó)報(bào)告警告稱，由于日益嚴(yán)重的貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義，亞洲國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)“面臨重大風(fēng)險(xiǎn)”。

It says experts are especially worried about United States' trade policies with important trading partners such as China.

報(bào)告稱，專家們尤其擔(dān)心美國(guó)對(duì)中國(guó)等主要貿(mào)易伙伴的貿(mào)易政策。

The U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) report mainly says good things about Asian economies. Such countries are now responsible for about 30 percent of all trade worldwide. The report noted that the percentage could rise to 50 percent by 2050 if the economies continue expanding.

聯(lián)合國(guó)亞太經(jīng)濟(jì)社會(huì)委員會(huì)(UNESCAP)的報(bào)告主要談到了亞洲經(jīng)濟(jì)體好的方面。這些國(guó)家目前占到了全球貿(mào)易的30%。報(bào)告指出，如果這些經(jīng)濟(jì)體繼續(xù)擴(kuò)張，到2050年所占的比例可能會(huì)上升到50%。

Asia's export-led growth has helped millions of people escape poverty over the past 70 years. Many of the exported products are sold in the United States and Europe.

過去70年里，亞洲出口導(dǎo)向型增長(zhǎng)幫助數(shù)百萬(wàn)人脫離了貧困。大部分出口產(chǎn)品都銷往美國(guó)和歐洲。

But the U.N. report notes that in recent years, Asian economies have begun to depend on domestic demand because of the "prolonged weakness in external demand and global trade."

但是聯(lián)合國(guó)報(bào)告指出，由于“外需和全球貿(mào)易的長(zhǎng)期疲軟”，近年來(lái)亞洲經(jīng)濟(jì)體已經(jīng)開始依賴國(guó)內(nèi)需求。

The U.N. economists are predicting that Asian economies will grow at a rate of close to 5 percent in 2017. They expect China's economy to expand 6.5 percent this year, with India's growing by 7.1 percent.

聯(lián)合國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家預(yù)測(cè)2017年亞洲經(jīng)濟(jì)體的增長(zhǎng)率將接近5%。他們預(yù)計(jì)今年中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)將會(huì)增長(zhǎng)6.5%，印度增長(zhǎng)7.1%。

The report described economic conditions in China as ‘stable.' And Russia's economy is expected to grow because of higher oil prices.

該報(bào)告認(rèn)為中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況穩(wěn)定，而由于油價(jià)上漲，俄羅斯經(jīng)濟(jì)也有望增長(zhǎng)。

But the report says trade protectionism could affect employment and economic growth. It described trade protectionism as "the most significant risk to the broadly positive economic outlook."

但是該報(bào)告稱，貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義可能會(huì)影響就業(yè)和經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)。它稱貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義“是大體積極向好的經(jīng)濟(jì)前景中最大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)因素。”

It noted recent changes in U.S. policies on trade, monetary exchange rates and immigration. And it said negotiations on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union have increased concerns in many countries. The report said those worried could have a bad effect on Asia, including China's goods exports and India's services exports."

報(bào)告提到了美國(guó)最近在貿(mào)易、匯率和移民政策上的變化。報(bào)告還稱英國(guó)脫歐談判引發(fā)了眾多國(guó)家的擔(dān)憂。報(bào)告稱，這些擔(dān)憂可能會(huì)對(duì)亞洲產(chǎn)生不良影響，包括中國(guó)的商品出口和印度的服務(wù)出口。

During the U.S. election campaign last year, Donald Trump was very critical of China's trade and monetary policies. But after his election as president, Trump became less critical because he wanted support from China to stop North Korea's development of nuclear weapons.

在去年的總統(tǒng)大選期間，川普極力批評(píng)中國(guó)的貿(mào)易和貨幣政策。但是當(dāng)選總統(tǒng)之后，川普放低了批評(píng)中國(guó)的調(diào)門，因?yàn)樗胍谧柚钩r發(fā)展核武器上得到中國(guó)的支持。

Shamshad Akhtar is the executive secretary of UNESCAP. She says the debate over protectionism and "distrust of globalization" need to be discussed.

聯(lián)合國(guó)亞太經(jīng)濟(jì)社會(huì)委員會(huì)執(zhí)行秘書沙姆沙德·阿赫塔爾(Shamshad Akhtar)表示，需要對(duì)貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義之爭(zhēng)和“全球化的不信任感”加以討論。

The UNESCAP report said growing global trade has helped many areas over the years. But opposition to globalization is growing in the United States, Europe and other areas. People there are critical of free trade policies, and companies moving jobs to overseas markets.

聯(lián)合國(guó)亞太經(jīng)濟(jì)社會(huì)委員會(huì)的報(bào)告表示，日益增長(zhǎng)的全球貿(mào)易幾十年來(lái)已經(jīng)幫助了很多地區(qū)。但是在美國(guó)、歐洲等地區(qū)，反全球化正在增長(zhǎng)。那些地區(qū)的人們批評(píng)自由貿(mào)易政策和公司將就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)到了國(guó)外市場(chǎng)。

The writers of the report warned of reduced economic growth in major developing countries if trade protectionism and global insecurity increase. They predicted a lowering of the growth rates by up to 1.2 percentage points.

這份報(bào)告的作者警告說，如果貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義和全球不確定性繼續(xù)提升，主要發(fā)展中國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)將會(huì)下降。他們預(yù)計(jì)這些國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)可能會(huì)下降高達(dá)1.2%。

The report noted that the Asia Pacific region remains "the engine of global growth." But it said pay inequality is increasing and good jobs are difficult to find. It noted environmental damage was a major concern in some countries following years of economic expansion. It said the growth came at a huge cost to the environment.

報(bào)告指出，亞太地區(qū)仍然是全球經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)的引擎。但是報(bào)告稱，收入不平等正在加劇，同時(shí)很難找到好的工作。報(bào)告指出，多年的經(jīng)濟(jì)擴(kuò)張帶來(lái)的環(huán)境破壞成為一些國(guó)家的重要問題。報(bào)告稱，這些經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)產(chǎn)自于巨大的環(huán)境成本。

I'm Mario Ritter.

馬里奧·里特報(bào)道。

A United Nations report is warning that economic growth in Asian countries “faces significant risk” from rising levels of trade protectionism.

It says experts are especially worried about United States’ trade policies with important trading partners such as China.

The U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) report mainly says good things about Asian economies. Such countries are now responsible for about 30 percent of all trade worldwide. The report noted that the percentage could rise to 50 percent by 2050 if the economies continue expanding.

Asia’s export-led growth has helped millions of people escape poverty over the past 70 years. Many of the exported products are sold in the United States and Europe.

But the U.N. report notes that in recent years, Asian economies have begun to depend on domestic demand because of the “prolonged weakness in external demand and global trade.”

The U.N. economists are predicting that Asian economies will grow at a rate of close to 5 percent in 2017. They expect China’s economy to expand 6.5 percent this year, with India’s growing by 7.1 percent.

The report described economic conditions in China as ‘stable.’ And Russia’s economy is expected to grow because of higher oil prices.

But the report says trade protectionism could affect employment and economic growth. It described trade protectionism as “the most significant risk to the broadly positive economic outlook.”

It noted recent changes in U.S. policies on trade, monetary exchange rates and immigration. And it said negotiations on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union have increased concerns in many countries. The report said those worried could have a bad effect on Asia, including China’s goods exports and India’s services exports.”

During the U.S. election campaign last year, Donald Trump was very critical of China’s trade and monetary policies. But after his election as president, Trump became less critical because he wanted support from China to stop North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons.

Shamshad Akhtar is the executive secretary of UNESCAP. She says the debate over protectionism and “distrust of globalization” need to be discussed.

The UNESCAP report said growing global trade has helped many areas over the years. But opposition to globalization is growing in the United States, Europe and other areas. People there are critical of free trade policies, and companies moving jobs to overseas markets.

The writers of the report warned of reduced economic growth in major developing countries if trade protectionism and global insecurity increase. They predicted a lowering of the growth rates by up to 1.2 percentage points.

The report noted that the Asia Pacific region remains “the engine of global growth.” But it said pay inequality is increasing and good jobs are difficult to find. It noted environmental damage was a major concern in some countries following years of economic expansion. It said the growth came at a huge cost to the environment.

I’m Mario Ritter.

Ron Corben reported this story from Bangkok for VOA News. Christopher Jones-Cruise adapted his report for Learning English. George Grow was the editor.

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Words in This Story

domestic – adj. of or related to a country, especially one’s own country

external – adj. of or connected with the outside part of something

global – adj. of or related to the whole world

stable – adj. firmly established; not changing

outlook – n. the way that an individual or a group of people think about something

globalization – n. the development of an increasingly international economy

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