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Trump, Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl, TikTok - 트럼프, 시진핑 중국 국가주석이 무역, 펜타닐, 틱톡에 대해 논의

by 정이로운 잉여생활 2025. 1. 19.
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https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/world/2025/01/501_390641.html

 

Trump, Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl, TikTok

President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House with vows to impose tariffs and other measures on America's biggest rival.

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President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House with vows to impose tariffs and other measures on America's biggest rival.

 

discuss = talk about = converse about = debate = talk through 논의하다 

in a phone call 전화 통화에서

just days before 몇일을 앞두고 나온, 불과 몇일 전

head back to ~로 다시 향하다

impose = levy = put a levy on = set a restriction = place a restriction = lay down 부과하다

 


Despite that, Xi congratulated Trump on his second term and pushed for improved ties, the Chinese foreign ministry said. The call came the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court backed a law banning TikTok unless its China-based parent company sells it.

congratulate on ~에 대해 축하하다

push for = call for = demand = request = urge = exhort = enjoin = adjure = admonish = inculcate 요구하다, 조르다

back = support = shore up = prop up = advocate = countenance 지지하다, 지원하다

parent company 모회사

subsidiary = affiliate = affiliated company 자회사, 계열사

sister company 자매회사

 

 

“We both attach great importance to interaction, hope for a good start of the China-U.S. relationship during the new U.S. presidency and are willing to secure greater progress in China-U.S. relations from a new starting point,” Xi said in the call.

 

attach  (~에) 중요성, 의미, 가치, 무게 등을 두다, (달가워하지 않는 사람에게) 들러붙다, 붙이다, 첨부하다

attach importance to ~에 중요성을 부여하다

hope for ~을 바라다

presidency = term of president 대통령 임기, 회장직

starting point 시작점, 출발점

 


Trump confirmed on his Truth Social platform that he had spoken with Xi, saying “the call was a very good one for both China and the U.S.A.” They talked about trade, fentanyl and TikTok and more, he said. “President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the World more peaceful and safe!” Trump wrote. His transition team pointed to the social media post when asked for more details on the call.

 

confirm = articulate = clarify = manifest = demonstrate = display = show = exhibit 전시하다

transition team 인수위원회

point to = suggest = manifest = demonstrate = indicate = be a sign of = be evidence of ~을 들먹이다, 시사하다, 나타내다

details on ~에 대한 세부사항

do everything possible = do the best possible = leave no stone unturned = spare no efforts to = do all one can 최선을 다하다

 


The past few days have shown a warmer side of the U.S.- China relationship, which is expected to be one of the main focuses of Trump’s second term. In his campaign, Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods by as much as 60 percent and later pledged an additional 10 percent hike over allegations China has failed to stem the flow of illicit drugs into the United States.

 

be expected to = be antificated to = be looked to  = be seen = be predicted = foresee = forecast ~할것으로 예상 되다, ~할 것으로 전망하다

threaten = intimidate = menace 위협하다, 협박하다

put at risk = endanger = imperil = jeopardize = threaten 위태롭게 하다

raise tariffs on ~에 관세를 부과하다

pledge = vow = swear = promise = commit = declare 약속하다, 맹세하다, 선서하다

allegation = accusation 혐의, 주장

stem = prohibit = forbid = bar = restrict = prevent = curb 저지하다, 막다, 차단하다

flow into ~로 흘러 들어가다

influx = inroad = foray 유입, 침투, 습격

illicit = illegal = outlawed = forbidden = illegitimate = unauthorized 불법의, 법에 어긋난

 


Experts believe that Trump would expand controls on products sold to China, too. But they also have pointed to Trump vowing to “save TikTok" even though he tried to ban the social media platform the last time he was in the White House. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling, Trump said on social media that his “decision on TikTok will be made in the not too distant future, but I must have time to review the situation. Stay tuned!”

 

following = in the wake of = after = since ~이후로, ~의 결과로

in the not too distant future 멀지 않은 미래에

stay tuned 계속해서 주목하다, (라디오·TV의 주파수에) 동조시키다

 


Hal Brands, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said Trump is siding with TikTok because he believes the social media platform helped him in the 2024 election. “So I think it is a sign that Trump’s own convictions on China are fairly changeable, given what is politically advantageous to him,” Brands said. “He certainly isn’t a cold warrior at heart. In my view, his goal is to reach some sort of deal or accommodation with Beijing over the long term, even though he may well use confrontational tactics to build the leverage that is needed for that in the short- and medium-term."

 

side with = take side = take one's part = take one's side = be on one's side = speak up for sb ~의 편을 들다

convictions 강한 신념, 유죄 판결, 확신

fairly = pretty = quite = considerably = passably 꽤, 상당히

advantageous to = favorable to[for] ~에 유리한

cold warrior 냉전 주의자, 냉전 정치가

at heart 내심, 마음속으로는

accommodation with = negotiation with = bargaining with = talks with ~와 합의, 협상, 숙박 시설

over the long term 장기적으로는

confrontational = hostile = warlike = opposing = aggressive = belligerent = warmongering 대립적인, 호전적인, 상반되는

leverage = clout = influence = orbit 영향력, 세력권

 


Hours before the Trump-Xi call, the Chinese foreign ministry announced that Vice President Han Zheng would attend Trump's swearing-in ceremony as Xi's special representative. Trump extended an unusual invitation to Xi in December, but no head of state has attended a U.S. president's inauguration.

 

swearing-in 취임 선서

special representative 특수 대표

head of state 국가 원수

inauguration = inaugural ceremony 취임식

take office = inaugurate = be sworn in as 취임하다, ~로 취임하다

 


Trump in the past has praised his relationship with Xi and suggested China could help mediate international crises such as the war in Ukraine. Beijing and Washington, however, have been locked in a tense economic competition since Trump’s first term, when relations shifted toward a more contentious rivalry. President Joe Biden also has imposed limits on the sale of advanced technology to China and slapped high tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and solar cells.

mediate = arbitrate = conciliate 중재하다, 달래다, 조정하다

international crises 국제 분쟁

be locked in = be shut up in = be stuck in = be mired in ~에 갇혀있다

economic competition 경재 경쟁

shift toward ~로 바뀌다, ~로 전환하다

contentious rivalry 치열한 경쟁

contentious = heated = fierce = violent = intense = tense = vehement 치열한, 격렬한

slap a tariff on ~에 관세를 때리다, 관세를 부과하다

impose limits on ~에 수입을 제한하다

solar cell 태양광 전지

 

 

Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, said at his confirmation hearing this week that China was “the most potent and dangerous near-peer adversary this nation has ever confronted.” In the call Friday, Xi told Trump that differences are inevitable between the two powers, but the key lies with “respecting each other's core interests and major concerns and finding a proper solution," according to the Chinese foreign ministry.

 

confirmation hearing 청문회

potent = strong = powerful = vigorous = mighty = formidable 강력한

near-peer adversary 가까운 적수, 가까운 상대방

inevitable = unavoidable = inescapable 불가피한

lie with ~에 있다, ~의 의무이다

core interests 핵심 이익

 


Xi urged Trump to approach the Taiwan issue “with prudence” because it is about China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. “Confrontation and conflict should not be an option for the two countries,” Xi said. Beijing claims the self-governed island as Chinese territory and vows to annex it by force if necessary. The U.S. is obligated by a domestic law to provide the island with sufficient hardware and technology to fend off any mainland invasion.

 

urge = push for = call for = demand = request = exhort = enjoin = adjure = admonish = inculcate 요구하다, 조르다

sovereignty 통치권, 자주권

territorial integrity 영토 보전

confrontation = conflict = strife = feud = discord = dissent = disharmony = clash = row = dissension = disagreement = wrangle = squabble = bickering 대립, 충돌, 불화

self-governed = independent = sovereign = autonomous 자주적인, 독립적인

annex by force 무력으로 합병하다

be obligated by ~에 의해서 의무되어지다, ~에 의해 의무가 지어지다

fend off = ward off = fight off = defend 막다, 막아내다

 


Trump has criticized Taiwan for pulling some of the semiconductor industry from the U.S., but U.S.-Taiwan relations also significantly improved during his first term. Taiwan is sending legislative speaker Han Kuo-yu and seven others to Trump’s inauguration, tasked with conveying Taiwan's commitment to democracy and “best wishes” to Trump and his administration.

 

criticize = condemn = censure = blame = accuse = deprecate = castigate = denounce = reprimand = rebuke = reproach 비난하다. 비판하다, 질책하다

legislative speaker 입법 의장

task with ~의 임무를 맡다, ~의 임무가 있다

commitment to ~에 대한 책무, ~에 대한 헌신

best wishes 행운을 빌며, 성공을 빌며, 안부

 

 


In their phone call, Xi told Trump that the essence of trade and the overall economic relationship between the two countries is “mutually benefiting and win-win.” The two leaders exchanged views on the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war and agreed to establish “a channel of strategic communication," according to the Chinese foreign ministry.

essence = substance = quintessence = essentials = nature = gist = central idea 본질, 요지, 핵심 

mutually benefit 상호적으로 이익을 주다

win-win (관련된) 모두에게 유리한[모두가 득을 보는], 윈윈의

exchange views on ~에 대해 의견을 나누다

agree to = consent to = assent to = accept 동의하다, 받아들이다

strategic communication 전략적 의사소통

 

 

Craig Singleton, senior director of the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said such leader-to-leader calls are important and noted that Trump and Xi appear to be speaking more frequently. “Regular communication is critical for advancing U.S. interests while ensuring clarity in competition,” Singleton said. Trump said in a December interview on “Meet the Press” that he had been communicating with Xi since he won the November election. Trump in the interview said he has "a very good relationship” with China’s leader. He said they did not discuss Taiwan but other issues. (AP)

 

opposite number = counterpart 대응물, 대응하는 사람

appear to = seem to = look to = look forward to ~처럼 보이다

regular communication 정기적인 의사소통

critical = important = paramount = foremost = indispensable = essential = vital = pivotal = crucial = focal 중요한, 필수적인

ensure clarity in ~에서 명확성을 보장하다

 

 

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