The Protocol to Amend the Agreement Between the United States and China on Cooperation in Sci and Tech, Special Representatives mechanism ...
Michael Horlick, MPM, M Ed., PMP
Educator, Lexicographer, and Incurable Idealist
Terms to note from today’s PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs press conference:
关于修订和延长两国政府科学技术合作协定的议定书 [guān yú xiū dìng hé yán cháng liǎng guó zhèng fǔ kē xué jì shù hé zuò xié dìng de yì dìng shū] Protocol to Amend the Agreement Between the United States and China on Cooperation in Science and Technology:
中美两国政府代表已于2024年12月13日在北京换文签署了《关于修订和延长两国政府科学技术合作协定的议定书》，将《中美科技合作协定》自2024年8月27日起延期5年。
On December 13 [2024], the representatives of the Chinese and US governments signed in Beijing a protocol to amend the Agreement Between the United States and China on Cooperation in Science and Technology (STA) and extend it for an additional five years, effective from August 27, 2024. (Foreign Ministry Regular Press Conference on December 16, 2024)
Today’s quote:
近期，中印两国领导人在喀山举行会晤，就发挥好两国边界问题特别代表会晤机制作用达成重要共识。目前，双方正就举办新一次特代会晤保持着密切沟通。
Not long ago, the Chinese and Indian leaders met in Kazan and reached important common understanding on making good use of the Special Representatives mechanism on the China-India boundary question. The two sides are in close communication on holding a meeting under the mechanism. (Foreign Ministry Regular Press Conference on December 16, 2024)
Previous PRC history of the term:
♦ 双方同意加强沟通合作，增进战略互信；同意两国外长和各层级官员开展对话，推动两国关系早日重回稳定发展轨道；发挥好两国边界问题特别代表会晤机制作用，共同维护好边境地区和平安宁，寻求公正合理的解决方案；在多边场合加强沟通和合作，维护发展中国家共同利益。
The two sides agreed to strengthen communication and cooperation, enhance strategic mutual trust, holding talks between their foreign ministers and officials at various levels to bring the relationship back to steady development at an early date, make good use of the Special Representatives mechanism on the China-India boundary question, ensure peace and tranquility in the border areas, find a fair and reasonable settlement, step up communication and cooperation in multilateral fora, and safeguard the common interests of developing countries. (Foreign Ministry Regular Press Conference on October 24, 2024)
首先，我要纠正你的是，台湾不存在什么“国防部”。
Let me first correct you by pointing out that there is no such thing as “Taiwan’s defense ministry.” (Foreign Ministry Regular Press Conference on December 16, 2024)
Today’s quote:
中美两国政府代表已于2024年12月13日在北京换文签署了《关于修订和延长两国政府科学技术合作协定的议定书》，将《中美科技合作协定》自2024年8月27日起延期5年。中美科技合作本质是互利共赢的。《中美科技合作协定》是两国建交后签署的首批政府间协定之一，为中美科技交流合作提供了有力支撑。《中美科技合作协定》的续签是落实中美元首会晤共识的重要举措，符合两国人民利益，顺应国际社会期待，不仅将推动两国科技进步和经济社会发展，也将促进双方应对全球共同挑战，增进世界人民福祉。希望美方能够同中方相向而行，切实落实协定安排，让中美科技合作的成果真正造福两国、惠及世界。
On December 13 [2024], the representatives of the Chinese and US governments signed in Beijing a protocol to amend the Agreement Between the United States and China on Cooperation in Science and Technology (STA) and extend it for an additional five years, effective from August 27, 2024. Scientific cooperation between China and the US benefits both sides. The STA is one of the first government-to-government agreements signed between the two countries after establishment of diplomatic ties, and has been a strong buttress for scientific exchange and cooperation between the two countries. The extension of the agreement is an important move to follow up on the common understandings reached between the two presidents when they met. The extension is in the interest of both peoples, and what the international community hopes to see. It will not only contribute to both countries’ science and technology advancement and socioeconomic development, but also enable China and the US to respond to global challenges together, which will in turn benefit people around the world. We hope the US will work with China to earnestly implement the agreement so that the two sides’ cooperation in science and technology can truly deliver for both countries and the world. (Foreign Ministry Regular Press Conference on December 16, 2024)
Previous PRC history of the term:
♦ 《中美科技合作协定》于今日到期。此前美方将原定于2023年8月到期的此协定延长了6个月，以便同中方重新谈判。
The US-China Science and Technology Agreement was set to expire today [February 27, 2024] after the US extended the pact originally expiring in August 2023 by six months for re-negotiations with China. (Foreign Ministry Regular Press Conference on February 27, 2024)
♦ 习近平主席是应拜登总统邀请，赴美举行两国元首旧金山会晤，同时应邀出席亚太经合组织领导人非正式会议。 。。。双方同意启动续签《中美科技合作协定》磋商，重启中美农业联委会。
At the invitation of President Joe Biden, President Xi Jinping traveled to San Francisco for a China-U.S. summit meeting and the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. ... The two sides agreed to start consultations on extending the China-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement, and on resuming the China-U.S. Joint Committee on Cooperation in Agriculture. Wang Yi Speaks to the Press about the Summit Meeting Between Chinese and U.S. Presidents in San Francisco_2023_11_15)