赵立坚过去几年，特朗普政府犯下方向性错误，将中国视为“战略竞争对手”甚至“威胁”，并据此采取了一系列干涉中国内政、损害中方利益的错误行径，导致中美关系出现两国建交以来的异常严峻局面。这不符合两国人民的根本利益。正如中方多次指出的，中美作为两个大国，在维护世界和平稳定、促进全球发展繁荣等方面拥有广泛共同利益，肩负特殊重要责任。中美两国合则两利、斗则俱伤，合作是双方唯一正确的选择。

Zhao Lijian Over the past few years, the Trump administration went in a very wrong direction. They regarded China as a "strategic competitor" and even a "threat", and thus took erroneous actions that interfered in China's internal affairs and undermined China's interests, leading to a profoundly severe situation in China-U.S. relations, which does no good to the fundamental interests of the Chinese and American people. As pointed out repeatedly by the Chinese side, as two major countries, China and the United States have broad common interests and shoulder special, major responsibilities in safeguarding world peace and stability, and in promoting global development and prosperity. Both countries stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation. Cooperation is the only right choice for both.

总台央视记者今天上午，中国商务部部长王文涛与新西兰贸易与出口增长部长奥康纳分别代表两国政府，通过视频方式正式签署中新自由贸易协定升级议定书。新总理阿德恩表示，中国是新西兰最重要的贸易伙伴之一，在新冠肺炎疫情严重冲击全球经济的背景下，中新自贸协定升级协议的签署具有更加特殊的重要意义。请问中方对此有何评论？

CCTV This morning, on behalf of the two governments, China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and New Zealand's Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O'Connor signed via videolink a protocol for upgrading the China-New Zealand free trade agreement. New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, "China remains one of our most important trade partners...For this to take place during the global economic crisis brought about by COVID-19 makes it particularly important." Do you have any comment?

第一，中新自贸协定实施12年来，给两国和两国人民带来巨大的、实实在在的利益。此次协定升级涉及货物贸易、服务贸易、投资领域、规则领域等多个方面，实现了中新自贸合作在区域全面经济伙伴关系协定（RCEP）基础上的提质增效，必将有助于双方进一步挖掘经贸合作潜力，深化各领域务实合作，推动疫情形势下各自国家经济复苏和发展。

First, 12 years into effect, the China-New Zealand FTA has brought huge, tangible benefits to both countries and peoples. The upgrade protocol involves multiple areas such as trade in goods, trade in services, investment and rules, making China-New Zealand free trade cooperation more efficient and of higher quality on the basis of the RCEP. It will help both sides further tap into our potentials in economic and trade cooperation, deepen practical cooperation in various fields, and facilitate domestic economic recovery and development amid the pandemic.

第三，中新自贸协定升级是落实中新两国领导人重要共识、推动中新关系在现有良好基础上健康稳定向前发展的重要举措。中方愿与新方共同努力，以此次自贸协定升级为契机，进一步增进互信、扩大共识、加强对话、深化合作，推动中新全面战略伙伴关系不断取得新的更大发展。

Third, the upgrade of the China-New Zealand FTA is an important step to implement the consensus of the leaders of both sides and to achieve healthy and stable development of bilateral ties on the sound basis that we already have. Taking this as an opportunity, China will make concerted efforts with New Zealand to strengthen mutual trust, expand common ground, strengthen dialogue and deepen cooperation, so as to embrace new, greater progress in our comprehensive strategic partnership.