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。
There's a conflict between her ambition and her family responsibilities.
她对事业的追求和家庭责任之间存在冲突。
The two companies are currently engaged in a legal conflict over the patent rights.
两家公司正在就专利权问题进行法律纠纷。
The conflict in Syria has led to a massive humanitarian crisis.
叙利亚的冲突导致了大规模的人道主义危机。
The team is facing a conflict of interests, as the CEO's son is also a key employee.
团队面临利益冲突,因为CEO的儿子也是关键员工。
They resolved their personal conflict through open communication and compromise.
他们通过坦诚沟通和妥协解决了个人冲突。
Her decision to quit her job created a professional conflict within the company.
她辞职的决定在公司内部引发了职业冲突。
The government's policy
conflicts with the citizens' demands for environmental protection.
政府的政策与公民对环境保护的需求相冲突。
The brothers have been at loggerheads for years over their inheritance.
兄弟俩因遗产问题多年来一直意见不合。
The conflict resolution workshop aims to teach participants how to manage disputes effectively.
冲突解决研讨会旨在教授参与者如何有效管理争端。
The teacher facilitated a peaceful negotiation between the students in a classroom conflict.
老师在课堂冲突中引导学生进行和平协商。
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。”。
"In 2022, the company encountered complicated, fickle and severe conditions, including global economic slowdown, geopolitical conflicts and weak domestic market demand," said Ma Yongsheng, chairman of Sinopec Corp. "In 2023, we will seize the favorable opportunity arising from steady development of domestic economy and the recovery of demand for petroleum and petrochemical products, insist on driving growth in a stable manner and strive to achieve effective quality improvement in different businesses and reasonable volume growth," he said.
马永生表示:“2022年,公司遇到了复杂、多变和严峻的形势,包括全球经济放缓、地缘政治冲突和国内市场需求疲软。”,他表示:“2023年,我们将抓住国内经济稳步发展和石油石化产品需求复苏的有利机遇,坚持以稳定的方式推动增长,努力实现不同业务的质量有效提高和数量合理增长。”。
"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。
A: In recent years, global economic risks have risen considerably amidst growing geopolitical conflicts, spreading inflation and supply chain disruptions.
A: 近年来,在地缘政治冲突加剧、通货膨胀蔓延和供应链中断的情况下,全球经济风险大幅上升。
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”。
Such a strategy perfectly circumvents the inherent conflicts between Tencent and other internet platforms," Zhuang said.
这样的策略完美地规避了腾讯与其他互联网平台之间固有的冲突,”庄说。
However, it is also a challenging process, one that often involves tension and conflict within the family unit.
然而,这个过程也是一个充满挑战的过程,常常会在家庭内部引发紧张和冲突。
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.
但海尔的周指出,新的挑战已经出现,包括中国公司发展水平的不均衡,以及当前工业互联网系统差异化需求与有限供应能力之间的矛盾。
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.
然而,新的挑战也已经出现,包括中国公司发展水平的不均衡,以及当前工业互联网系统有限的供应能力与差异化需求之间的矛盾。
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.
他在周一的达沃斯论坛虚拟会议上表示,各国应坚持开放包容,而不是封闭排他;坚持国际法治和国际规则,而不是单边主义;坚持协商合作,而不是冲突对抗;坚持与时俱进,而不是拒绝变革。
"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.
The Wall Street Journal reported that some potential investors were disturbed by apparent conflicts of interest outlined in WeWork's registration statement, including Neumann's decision to lease properties he owned to his company and borrowing against his stock.
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.
Besides such disputes brought by online shopping, Li said conflicts among investors, online loan service providers and lenders also have been frequently seen in the past two years.
"Photo and short-video apps are easier to promote abroad because they create less ideological conflicts compared with apps that mostly deal with textual content," said Wang.
GSK was the first multinational pharmaceutical company to form a joint venture on the Chinese mainland; the first multinational pharmaceutical company to set up a full value chain in China, from R&D and manufacturing, to commercialization; and the first company to implement an operating model that delivers high-quality information to healthcare professionals that avoids potential conflicts of interest.
"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.
"When the safety system is complete, it won't just help solve murder cases but also arguments or conflicts, such as if the driver made a detour, had bad attitude, or if the driver made inappropriate comments or engaged in other forms of harassment.
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.
"We are living in a fast-changing world - a world assailed by political, ethnic and religious conflicts and environmental degradation," said Dana Meager, state secretary of the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic.
Ren Hongbin, chairman of China National Machinery Industry Corp, known as Sinomach, said Chinese EPC firms are facing various challenges, including international competition, geopolitical risks, tricky financing, and conflicts of culture.
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.
Since the beginning of the US-China trade conflicts in 2018, the global industrial chain has witnessed fragmentation and relocation, which was also accelerated to some extent by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ongoing shifts in the global industrial chain, accelerated by the US-China trade conflicts and the pandemic, continue to affect China's investments and foreign capital utilization.
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.
But now, some of these 'winds' are blowing in different directions due to the rise of geopolitical conflicts, more fragmented ideological differences about the benefits of openness, and the risks of fragmentation in the digital age," Lamy said.
For another, protracted geopolitical conflicts and even outright wars appear possible.
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.
The sustained economic weakness in the US and geopolitical conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East have heightened global economic and political uncertainties, contributing to increased safe-haven demand and leading to heightened need for gold as a value-preserving asset.
To address challenges like global economic uncertainty, regional conflicts and supply chain realignments, China must implement proactive measures to ensure the continuous and stable development of its foreign trade and create a business-friendly environment.
"The lesson is you need to create an institutional framework that helps, because there are a lot of conflicts within environment and energy at the national level," he said.
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said the world has become more shock-prone after three years of COVID-19, conflicts and worsening climate disasters.
Countries should pursue international cooperation and multilateralism in dealing with common challenges, including reducing poverty, protecting environment and mitigating climate change, resolving cross-country conflicts and reducing geopolitical tensions, said the report.
Yi Xiaozhun, former deputy director-general of the World Trade Organization, also stressed at the session the need to further promote multilateral, inclusive collaboration as no economy alone can survive the multiple global crises, including the risk of a global economic recession amid the emergence of regional conflicts.
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.
受疫情影响,各国之间的交流在这一时期显著减少,而2022年俄乌冲突的爆发更是加剧了某些地区走向分化和阵营化的趋势。
The report also concluded that China will continue to carry out high-quality BRI cooperation, promoting high-standard opening-up and expanding BRI cooperation into broader fields with more new models, despite facing intertwined risks and challenges such as weaker global economic prospects and rising geopolitical conflicts.
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.
Given the complex economic and geopolitical situation globally, the two sides, as members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, should further strengthen economic and trade ties, to contribute to quicker recovery from the pandemic as well as international conflicts, they said.
These crises include the Russia-Ukraine conflict, soaring food and energy prices, and recession and debt pressures faced by many countries.
With the collective rising tide of emerging markets and developing countries, the BRICS expansion will support its member states in resolving regional conflicts, reduce US influence, explore new paths for sustainable development and lay a solid foundation for reforming the global governance system.
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.
The move aims to guide concerns over both routine commerce as well as sensitive export controls, thereby laying the groundwork for mitigating potential conflicts and generating constructive resolutions, Rafferty said in a statement.
This move aims to guide both routine commerce and sensitive export control concerns, thereby laying the groundwork for mitigating potential conflicts and generating constructive resolutions, Rafferty said in a statement.
The COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, and trade and investment protectionism have led to sluggish world economic recovery and cross-border investment.
"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.
The COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts around the world have changed the global economy, and the global industrial chain has started to restructure, he said.
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.
When facing mounting risks and obstacles, certain countries have chosen to politicize economic and trade matters, as well as pursue decoupling and fragmentation, leading to confrontations and conflicts and significantly disrupting the security and stability of global supply chains.
"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.
"The situation of slower growth in trade would be made far worse if the world were to decouple or fragment," she said, calling for avoiding trade decoupling, creating resilient global supply chains, relieving the supply-chain tensions caused by the pandemic and regional conflicts, and fully leverage the opportunities for trade growth brought by digital services.
Global challenges are escalating, and regional conflicts keep flaring up.
Fourth, having experienced the anxiety caused by conflict and turmoil, we should all the more cherish peace and stability.
However, recent years have witnessed repeated rhetoric stoking ideological confrontation, hatred and prejudice, and the resulting acts of encirclement and suppression, and even regional wars and conflicts.
In a nutshell, what is lacking in today's world is communication, not estrangement; cooperation, not confrontation; openness, not isolation; peace, not conflict.
Having experienced the unease caused by conflicts and turmoil, the world should value peace and stability even more, he said, underscoring that peace and stability are prerequisites for development.
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.
Greater global cooperation in science and technology is needed to help the world promote economic recovery, advance green development and deal with mounting uncertainties such as the potential risks of decoupling and regional conflicts, officials and experts said on Friday.
Gates said that although human society has been hit by challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and regional conflicts, he remained optimistic about the future and believes that humanity will once again be on the right track.
Gates said in a speech via video link at a meeting of the 2023 Zhongguancun Forum on Friday that although human society has dealt with issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, regional conflicts and other challenges, he remains optimistic about the future and believes that humanity will once again be on the right track.
To steer clear of high shipment costs and uncertainties in regional conflicts and tariff issues, Chinese battery makers have a strong incentive to build local plants so as to supply European carmakers in a cheaper and more effective way and boost their production capacity of EVs, he said.
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.