[E380]The world this week|经济学人
原文及音频节选自《经济学人》2016年第12期
The world this week版块
March 19th 2016
▷At the end of its meeting, China’s rubber-stamp[1] parliament, the National People’s Congress[2], approved a new five-year plan for the country’s development, which calls for average annual GDP growth of at least 6.5%. The prime minister, Li Keqiang, told reporters that China would press ahead with “structural reforms[3]” to boost market forces and said the government would try to find new jobs for those laid off[4].
▷Thousands of miners in the north-eastern Chinese city of Shuangyashan staged protests[5] over unpaid wages[6]. The state-owned company they work for has suffered because of falling demand for its coal as China’s economy slows.
▷Taiwan’s president-elect, Tsai Ing-wen, named a former minister of finance, Lin Chuan, as the country’s next prime minister. Ms Tsai and Mr Lin will take office[7] on May 20th when President Ma Ying-jeou’s term ends.
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注释与生词
[1]rubber-stamp
不经审查就批准；加盖橡皮图章;
*橡皮图章（rubber stamp），是一个政治术语。橡皮图章是来描述一个人或者一个组织在法律上被赋予很大的权力，而实际上只能行使很少的一部分。
[2]全国人民代表大会
[3]结构改革
[4]下岗;解雇
[5]举行示威抗议
[6]拖欠工资
[7]上任;就职
【相关背景】
双鸭山通报龙煤拖欠工资职工上访事件：责令筹资发薪，若堵铁路将打击。
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