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US Lawmakers Propose Washington End Sister City Relationship with Beijing
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zuì jìn最近měi guó美国yī xiē一些guó huì国会chéng yuán成员tí chū提出yí gè一个xīnfǎ àn法案yāo qiú要求měi guó美国shǒu dū首都huá shèng dùn华盛顿tíng zhǐ停止zhōng guó中国shǒu dū首都běi jīng北京dejiě mèi姐妹chéng shì城市guān xì关系

Recently, some members of the US Congress proposed a new bill requiring the US capital, Washington, to end its sister city relationship with Beijing, the capital of China.

tā men他们rèn wéi认为zhè yàng这样kě yǐ可以bǎo hù保护měi guó美国shòuwài guó外国yǐng xiǎng影响

They believe this can protect the US from foreign influence.

gēn jù根据zhè gè这个fǎ àn法案huá shèng dùn华盛顿xū yào需要zài180tiānnèijié shù结束bèirèn wéi认为shìdí duì敌对guó jiā国家dechéng shì城市dejiě mèi chéng shì姐妹城市guān xì关系

According to this bill, Washington must end sister city relationships with cities considered to be from 'hostile countries' within 180 days.

rú guǒ如果zhè yàng这样zuòhuá shèng dùn华盛顿jiùbù néng不能yònglián bāng联邦zī jīn资金jìn xíng进行guó jì国际jiāo liú交流huó dòng活动

If this is not done, Washington will not be able to use federal funds for international exchange activities.

yì yuán议员menshuōzàiměi guó美国dà jiā大家yǒuyán lùn言论jí huì集会dezì yóu自由dànzàizhōng guó中国zhè xiē这些zì yóu自由hěnshǎo

The lawmakers said that in the US, people have freedom of speech and assembly, but in China, these freedoms are limited.

tā men他们jué de觉得zhōng guó中国dejiě mèi姐妹chéng shì城市guān xì关系hé shì合适

They feel that having a sister city relationship with China is inappropriate.

jiě mèi姐妹chéng shì城市shìliǎngchéng shì城市zhī jiān之间dehé zuò合作guān xì关系mù dì目的shìjiā qiáng加强wén huà文化shāng wù商务jiāo liú交流

Sister cities are cooperative relationships between two cities aimed at strengthening cultural and business exchanges.

huá shèng dùn华盛顿běi jīng北京1984niánkāi shǐ开始jiù shì就是jiě mèi姐妹chéng shì城市

Washington and Beijing have been sister cities since 1984.

xiàn zài现在yǒu xiē有些měi guó美国yì yuán议员xī wàng希望jié shù结束zhè zhǒng这种guān xì关系

Now, some US lawmakers want to end this relationship.

By 美国之音 / 美国之音中文网|Public Domain|Modified & AI-assisted