The
conflict between Greece and Troy lasted ten years.
希腊和特洛伊之间的战争持续了十年之久。
She told her friend about her inner
conflict.
她向朋友讲述了自己内心的矛盾。
The
conflict between them seems ceaseless.
他们之间冲突似乎没有休止。
This is what this
conflict is about.
这就是冲突的症结所在。
An analyst said that as the competition for LNG has ramped up since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the deal will guarantee China's gas supply and ensure domestic energy supply amid its green transition.
一位分析人士表示，自俄乌冲突开始以来，随着液化天然气的竞争加剧，该协议将保证中国的天然气供应，并在其绿色转型中确保国内能源供应。
In most countries, solar power remains the lowest-cost source of electricity and the Russia-Ukraine conflict has further made the international community aware of the importance of energy security, resorting to solar power more than ever to enhance domestic energy independence, said Lin.
林说，在大多数国家，太阳能仍然是成本最低的电力来源，俄乌冲突进一步使国际社会意识到能源安全的重要性，比以往任何时候都更倾向于使用太阳能来增强国内能源独立性。
"Still, with some international uncertainties remaining, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Sino-US trade tensions, many countries have further strengthened their local medical industrial chains, intensifying competition," he said.
他说：“尽管如此，随着一些国际不确定性的存在，如俄乌冲突和中美贸易紧张局势，许多国家进一步加强了当地的医疗产业链，加剧了竞争。”。
"Despite the impacts of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the company still achieved better-than-expected performance globally last year and we are confident and optimistic about our operations in China's water, solid waste and energy management sectors in 2023," he said.
他表示：“尽管受到新冠肺炎和俄乌冲突的影响，该公司去年在全球仍取得了优于预期的业绩，我们对2023年在中国水、固体废物和能源管理领域的运营充满信心和乐观。”。
With the global price hike of fuel oil and shortage of supplies due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Bangladesh is contemplating importing dozens of LNG cargoes from long-term suppliers to cope with the mounting natural gas demand.
随着全球燃料油价格上涨和俄乌冲突导致的供应短缺，孟加拉国正在考虑从长期供应商那里进口数十批液化天然气货物，以应对日益增长的天然气需求。
The soaring energy price, the Russia-Ukraine conflict together with supply chain interruption "lead to politicalization of any issue with 'systemic rival' like China," she said, referring to European Union's policy in past years describing China as a cooperation partner, economic competitor and systemic rival.
她说，能源价格飙升、俄乌冲突以及供应链中断“导致与中国等‘系统性对手’的任何问题政治化”。她指的是欧盟过去几年的政策，将中国描述为合作伙伴、经济竞争对手和系统性对手。
Its NPL ratio overseas increased due to the impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 offshore and the Russia-Ukraine conflict but the overall risks remained under control, said Liu Jiandong, chief risk officer at the bank.
该行首席风险官刘建东表示，受新冠肺炎离岸爆发和俄乌冲突的影响，其海外不良贷款率有所上升，但总体风险仍在控制之中。
"With many countries such as Egypt, Algeria and Indonesia taking measures to import more grains to mitigate the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and prices of many agricultural products soaring this year, the company's planned IPO will strengthen both the company and China as Syngenta will be able to ensure efficiency in farming as well as adequate grain reserves amid a challenging global environment," said Ding Lixin, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing.
“随着埃及、阿尔及利亚和印度尼西亚等许多国家采取措施进口更多粮食以减轻俄乌冲突的影响，以及今年许多农产品价格飙升，先正达计划的首次公开募股将加强公司和中国的实力，因为先正达将能够在充满挑战的全球环境中确保农业效率和充足的粮食储备北京中国农业科学院研究员丁立新说。
This is even more true in these first few months of 2022, seeing a tragic conflict unfold in Europe – building consensus between China and the world on development and cooperation is crucial.
在2022年的头几个月，情况更是如此，看到欧洲发生了一场悲惨的冲突——在中国和世界之间就发展与合作达成共识至关重要。
As many countries worldwide are encountering uncertainties amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, high inflation rates and slowing economic recovery, China's charm of attracting global capital will continue to grow, said Zheng Lei, chief economist at Shenzhen-based Samoyed Cloud Technology Group Holding Ltd. Business areas including new energy, consumption, high-end manufacturing and services will remain hot spots for global businesses, Zheng said.
深圳萨摩耶云科技集团有限公司首席经济学家郑磊表示，由于俄乌冲突、高通胀率和经济复苏放缓，全球许多国家都面临着不确定性，中国吸引全球资本的魅力将继续增强，郑表示，高端制造业和服务业仍将是全球企业发展的热点。
"China's GDP grew 4.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, which, Zhang said, is "better than market consensus," despite the resurgence of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
张说，尽管新冠肺炎和俄乌冲突死灰复燃，但中国第一季度GDP同比增长4.8%，这“好于市场共识”。
However, it is also a challenging process, one that often involves tension and conflict within the family unit.
However, Zhou from Haier pointed out that new challenges have emerged, including the uneven development levels of Chinese companies and the conflict between differentiated needs and limited supply capacity of current industrial internet systems.
However, new challenges have emerged, including the uneven development levels of Chinese companies and the conflict between differentiated needs and limited supply capacity of current industrial internet systems.
In his remarks at the WEF Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda on Monday, Xi called for staying committed to openness and inclusiveness instead of closeness and exclusion; staying committed to international law and international rules instead of seeking one's own supremacy; staying committed to consultation and cooperation instead of conflict and confrontation; and staying committed to keeping up with the times instead of rejecting change.
"We need to sustain and grow those jobs in future years, while finding ways to reduce conflict in other areas of the relationship.
When the scientists arrived in Serbia, they were shocked by the conflict of concepts on epidemic and biosafety.
Some believed the case is worth prudent investigation as an influencer marketing company in which Zhang holds stakes has been backed by Alibaba, casting doubt as a potential conflict of interest.
Despite the US-China trade conflict, Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei saw his wealth increase by around 7 percent to $3 billion to take the 903rd spot this year, same as US president Donald Trump.
Despite the rising trade conflict, the company's overseas sales more than doubled this year, compared with the average annual growth of 50 percent in the past four years.
Johnson said China remains one of the most important markets for the company in spite of the trade conflict between China and the United States.
It is one of the cities that had been buffeted by the escalating China-US trade conflict since the US has been the city's largest export destination.
If there is no resolution found and the conflict becomes severe, it would affect our business.
"The trade conflict between China and the United States, to some degree, has affected our foreign trade, given that Guangdong is a big player in China's exports and imports," said Ma Xingrui, governor of Guangdong province.
The project launched before the trade conflict emerged between China and US, so it does not mean Foxconn has stood with the US, the company said.
"Yes, hold CEOs and CFOs accountable, but start at home in order to avoid hypocrisy, self-interest disguised as high principle, and the risk of inciting a new global conflict.
Uncertainties lingered over trade conflict among major economies, which could weaken global trade and negatively affect the exporters of South Korea, including Samsung.
Cao said he hopes China and the US can find a way to solve their differences in the current trade conflict, as he sees the relationship between the US and China as highly complementary.
Chang Ka Mun, managing director of Li & Fung Development (China) Ltd and Fung Business Intelligence under the Fung Group, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate, said, "At this stage, sentiment in the global market has been badly affected (by the China-US trade conflict).
Daimler last month called the global trade conflict and tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump the "decisive factor" in the reason for lowering the annual forecast.
Bain noted that the conflict between the lack of parking lots and the growing number of cars has become a severe problem in China, which also opens up new opportunities for the parking industry.
""When conflict came to Singapore in 1942, Mr Parkane Hwang from the Bank of China's Singapore branch decamped and sort a visa to travel to Australia to establish a branch of the Bank of China in Sydney," Lowe told Xinhua.
The conflict between SF and Cainiao emerged on Thursday when Taobao users were not able to track parcel information if they chose SF to do the delivery.
Meanwhile, the decline in prices within the food and energy sectors has been influenced by a range of factors that extend beyond traditional market factors such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Kang said.
Following the Russia-Ukraine conflict, China's major export destinations are shifting away from the US and Europe toward the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states and other emerging economies.
In addition, the multiplying and expanding geopolitical tensions, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, are exacerbating worldwide turbulence and taking a toll on geoeconomics and globalization as well.
Gold futures prices surged 5 percent one week after the Hamas-Israel conflict broke out on Oct 7.
In late October, World Bank experts warned in a report that the conflict in the Middle East has heightened geopolitical risks for commodity markets, given existing uncertainties in the global environment.
For example, in the oil markets, the conditions when the latest conflict broke out were notably different from the supply shocks seen in the past, said the WB experts.
But should the conflict escalate in the Middle East, a heartland for world's oil production, substantial oil supply disruptions are likely, if historical trends are any indication.
The report warned that potential supply disruptions caused by the El Nino weather pattern or the Russian-Ukraine conflict could also rekindle inflation, particularly regarding food and energy.
Hindered by the pandemic, exchanges between countries decreased significantly during the period, and coupled with the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022, there has been a factionalization tendency in some regions.
In another development on Monday, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security added 28 entities to its Entity List, including 10 Chinese companies and one individual, alleging their involvement in supplying drone components to the Russian side in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to a statement released by the BIS.
In another development, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security released a rule on Monday to add 28 entities, including 10 Chinese companies and one individual, such as Asia Pacific Links Ltd, Hangzhou Fuyang Koto Machinery Co Ltd and Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology, to its Entity List, alleging their involvement in supplying drone parts to the Russian side in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
These crises include the Russia-Ukraine conflict, soaring food and energy prices, and recession and debt pressures faced by many countries.
Quizzed about the divergence after a speech, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde noted that after the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out last year, the outlook was for a euro-area recession - a potentially deep one in some parts.
The shifting dynamics in China's real estate market reflect the conflict between government policy regulation and developers' business models, which were supposed to evolve without the interruption of COVID-19.
"After the Russia-Ukraine conflict began, our Russian clients started making payments in yuan, sporadically at first, and then by May this year, they began to settle every deal in renminbi," Zhang Li, who owns a foreign trade company exporting hardware and power tools in Hangzhou, told Zhejiang-based Tide News.
Improved consumption and investment are boosting recovery in many regional economies, offsetting the impacts of elevated food and energy prices triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and other global headwinds, the report said, adding that tourism and remittances are trending upward as pandemic restrictions ease further, and in many tourism-dependent economies, visitor arrivals are steadily improving toward pre-pandemic levels.
However, risks still persist, the report said, citing the Russia-Ukraine conflict which could stoke renewed spikes in commodity prices and global inflation and induce further monetary tightening if protracted or escalated.
For example, in 2019, when the Sino-US trade conflict intensified, many were worried that China's foreign trade would be under great pressure.
"While some investments have been shifted to Southeast Asia due to lower labor costs, this does not conflict with European businesses' investment strategies in China.
Fourth, having experienced the anxiety caused by conflict and turmoil, we should all the more cherish peace and stability.
In a nutshell, what is lacking in today's world is communication, not estrangement; cooperation, not confrontation; openness, not isolation; peace, not conflict.
Zou also said operating direct China-US flights is a challenge for US carriers as they have concerns about flying over conflict zones like Russia.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been popular among many Chinese for his peacemaking efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and for visiting China several times to promote Israel-China ties.
In an interview with Forbes, the three executives cited conflict between the funds' respective startup portfolios and brand confusion as factors while acknowledging but attempting to downplay the frostier geopolitical environment.
Weighed down by the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a stubbornly high inflation and tighter monetary policy, the world economy and global trade have been in the doldrums.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict last year extended the price rally of various commodities, such as oil, but oil prices have moderated of late.
China has expressed strong opposition to the dissemination of false information by the US and certain Western media outlets, aimed at discrediting its companies and alleging that Chinese drones are being exported for use in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
The country always upholds an objective and impartial stance, standing on the side of peace and dialogue, and supports Russia and Ukraine in moving toward each other and ending the conflict, said a spokesperson from the ministry on an online statement.
Moreover, the US has joined some Western media outlets in spreading baseless rumors about Chinese drones being exported for use in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and to discredit Chinese companies, said the spokesperson.
The commerce ministry noted that some Chinese manufacturers of civilian drones have voluntarily suspended their business operations in conflict areas, after the Russia-Ukraine conflict began.
China will continue to take necessary measures to strengthen export controls on drones and call on relevant parties to work together to reinforce control and prevent all types of drones from being used on conflict areas, and jointly promote international peace and regional stability.
In recent years, due to global woes such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the global economy has faltered amid recession and high inflation.
The global supply chain crisis caused by the pandemic and the energy crisis resulting from the Russia-Ukraine conflict have deepened concerns over relying on overseas supply chains.
Qin also reiterated China's consistent willingness to help find a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, adding that China will never do anything to add fuel to the fire.
He said the country is not supplying any weapons to the parties in the conflict and won't do so in the future.
The IMF managing director also warned global policymakers not to let supply chain security precipitate a new Cold War, as security of supplies and the reliable functioning of global supply chains are taking a "new, higher priority seat" in economic discussions following the COVID-19 pandemic and amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
At the news conference, the IMF managing director warned global policymakers not to let supply chain security precipitate a new cold war, as security of supplies and the reliable functioning of global supply chains is taking a "new, higher priority seat" in economic discussions following the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine.
In addition, it said that geoeconomic fragmentation, including developments stemming from Brexit, ongoing US-China trade disputes and conflict in Ukraine, has also contributed to the weaker outlook, as has a slower expected pace of supply-enhancing reforms.
The uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine conflict persists; an escalation could rekindle inflation pressures and sharpen food security challenges, the report adds.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict that broke out in February last year was unexpected, as is its duration and scope.
As explained by Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman and chief researcher of Hurun Report, such drastic contraction can be largely attributed to the sluggish performance of the stock market last year, which was a combined result of interest rate hikes, the appreciation of the US dollar, the popping of a COVID-driven tech bubble and the continued impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
According to the IMF, the rise in central bank rates to fight inflation and the Russia-Ukraine conflict continue to weigh on economic activity.
According to Tourk, countries in Europe also expect to have a recession because of the conflict in Ukraine and the energy crisis.
The IMF said that globally, the rise in central bank rates to fight inflation and the conflict in Ukraine continue to weigh on economic activity, with global inflation expected to fall from 8.8 percent in 2022, to 6.6 percent in 2023, and 4.3 percent in 2024, still above pre-pandemic levels of about 3.5 percent.
In the report, the IMF warned of the risk of growing forces of geopolitical fragmentation, as the conflict in Ukraine and the related international sanctions are splitting the world economy into blocs and reinforcing earlier geopolitical tensions, such as those associated with the US-China trade dispute.
In the face of a volatile global economy, decades-high inflation and geopolitical conflict, the prospects for Chinese economic growth have become a hot topic here at the ongoing annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Global economic outlookOil prices, which came close to the all-time high of $147 a barrel in March last year due to the conflict in Ukraine, have since unwound most of their 2022 gains.
"These data show the ability and insight of the Chinese administration in terms of running the economy," Rashed said, hailing China for achieving such economic progress despite Western campaigns, the repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic.
With elevated inflation, higher interest rates, reduced investment and disruptions caused by on-going Ukraine-Russia conflict, the summit, which runs until January 20, calls on world political and business leaders to take bold collective action, engage in constructive dialogues and help find solutions through public-private cooperation.
Globally, growth is slowing sharply in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates, reduced investment and disruptions caused by the conflict in Ukraine, with the growth in 2023 expected to slow to 1.7 percent from the 3 percent forecast six months ago.
Globally, growth is slowing sharply in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates, reduced investment, and disruptions caused by the conflict in Ukraine, with 2023 growth expected to slow to 1.7 percent from the 3 percent forecast six months ago.
To avoid risks caused by external factors such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and falling US corn shipments to China, it is practical for China to diversify corn import sources, said Ding Lixin, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing.
First, external factors including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and high global inflation have led to weak external demand, and added to weakening domestic property performance, these factors all weighed on last year's economic momentum.
Yet geopolitical tensions, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Sino-US trade disputes, are having potentially serious impacts on regional development.
The sharp decline in the growth rate in recent years was mainly due to unexpected shocks — the COVID-19 pandemic, drastic global changes such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict triggering transfers of various geopolitical risks to the economic field and government policies worldwide that often exacerbate existing systemic problems.
The current round of global stagflation has been affected by geopolitical turmoil, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which has deeply affected global trade, investment, technology and talent exchanges.
In particular, the rise in commodity prices brought about by the conflict has further worsened the global stagflation situation.
The double-digit increase is impressive, if we take into consideration last year's high base, as well as the disruptions from the pandemic, the Ukraine-Russia conflict, and the weak cross-border investment globally as the world's economic recovery slows down.
The two economies are highly complementary and there is no conflict of fundamental interests between the two sides," Zhang added.
As the energy sector has benefited from surging commodity prices pushed by factors including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, inflation and climate change, China's offshore engineering equipment sector saw growing orders in the first half — its manufacturers delivered one jack-up drilling rig, one semi-submersible drilling platform and six marine engineering auxiliary ships to foreign and domestic clients in the first half, data from Shanghai Shipping Exchange showed.
The first view is the conflict theory, which holds that efficiency and fairness are two ends of a seesaw and are difficult to balance.
As a matter of fact, such a theory has not yet fully avoided the dilemma brought about by the conflict theory.
This is why we cannot break out of the unhealthy linkage between conflict theory and balance theory.
"Part of the reason has been a global economic downturn, led by the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a sharp drop in tech prices and the generally slow post-COVID economic recovery," he explained.
"Despite the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the United States' interest rate hike, Chinese exporters, backed by the government's supportive measures and new foreign trade formats such as cross-border e-commerce business, have been busy in upgrading their product structure this year," he said, adding the country's export impetus is no longer dominated by products with low industrial added value.
A key factor for foreign investors to decide to invest in China is the expectation that China will not fall into the trap of conflict and confrontation in East Asia.
"While inflation rose more modestly in Asia than in other regions last year, the sharp bout of volatility in global commodity markets since the Russia-Ukraine conflict began in February put additional pressure on Asia's headline inflation in the first half of this year.