BEIJING – China overtook Germany as the world's top exporter after December exports jumped 17.7 percent for their first increase in 14 months, data showed Sunday, in another sign of China's rise as a global economic force.

    北京 – 周日的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，14個(gè)月內(nèi)中國(guó)的出口額第一次增長(zhǎng)到17.7%,從而使中國(guó)取代德國(guó)成為世界最大出口國(guó)，這也是另一個(gè)中國(guó)全球經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)力上升的標(biāo)志。

    Exports for the last month of 2009 were $130.7 billion, data from the General Administration of Customs showed. That raised total 2009 exports to $1.2 trillion, ahead of the 816 billion euros （$1.17 trillion） for Germany forecast by its foreign trade organization, BGA.

    海關(guān)總署的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，2009年最后一個(gè)月的出口額是1,307億美元。2009年整年的出口額增長(zhǎng)到1.2萬(wàn)億美元，領(lǐng)先于德國(guó)聯(lián)邦批發(fā)貿(mào)易協(xié)會(huì)（BGA-Bundesverband Gro?handel Au?enhandel）預(yù)測(cè)的其出口額為8,160億歐元（1.17萬(wàn)億美元）的這一數(shù)據(jù)。

    China's new status is largely symbolic but reflects the ability of its resilient, low-cost manufacturers to keep selling abroad despite a slump in global consumer demand due to the financial crisis.

    中國(guó)的新地位是個(gè)巨大的象征，但是也反映出它有彈性的能力，盡管處于經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)中，國(guó)際客戶仍舊要求低成本的制造商把商品銷到海外。

    December's rebound was an "important turning point" for exporters, a customs agency economist, Huang Guohua, said on state television, CCTV.

    12月的重整旗鼓對(duì)于眾多出口商來(lái)說(shuō)是個(gè)"重要的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)",海關(guān)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家黃國(guó)華（Huang Guohua）在國(guó)家電視臺(tái)，中央電視臺(tái)說(shuō)道。

    "We can say that China's export enterprises have completely emerged from their all-time low in exports," Huang said.

    黃說(shuō)："我們可以說(shuō)中國(guó)的出口企業(yè)完全地從他們歷史最低點(diǎn)的出口業(yè)中脫穎而出。"

    Stronger foreign sales of Chinese goods could help to drive the country's recovery after demand plunged in 2008, forcing thousands of factories to close and throwing millions of laborers out of work.

    中國(guó)商品在國(guó)外更高的銷售額能幫助國(guó)家從2008年驟降的經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢(shì)中恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)，這危機(jī)導(dǎo)致了成千上萬(wàn)的工廠倒閉，上百萬(wàn)的工人失業(yè)。

    Boosted by a 4 trillion yuan （$586 billion） stimulus, China's economic expansion accelerated to 8.9 percent for the third quarter of 2009 and the government says full-year growth should be 8.3 percent.

    4萬(wàn)億元人民幣（5,860億美元）的刺激，中國(guó)2009年前三個(gè)季度的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)了8.9%,政府說(shuō)全年的增長(zhǎng)可達(dá)8.3%.

    Economists and Germany's national chamber of commerce said earlier the country was likely to lose its longtime crown as top exporter.

    經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家和德國(guó)國(guó)家商貿(mào)部說(shuō)中國(guó)的早些時(shí)候更像是一位長(zhǎng)期丟掉桂冠的最大出口商。

    China is best known as a supplier of shoes, toys, furniture and other low-tech goods, while Germany exports machinery and other higher-value products. German commentators note that their country supplies the factory equipment used by top Chinese manufacturers.

    中國(guó)以制造供應(yīng)鞋、玩具、家具和其他科技含量不高的商品為主，而德國(guó)以出口機(jī)械和更高價(jià)值的商品為主。德國(guó)的評(píng)論員注意到中國(guó)的頂級(jí)制造商用他們國(guó)家制造的工廠設(shè)備生產(chǎn)產(chǎn)品。

    China surpassed the United States as the biggest auto market in 2009 and is on track to replace Japan as the world's second-largest economy soon. China passed Germany as the third-largest economy in 2007.

    2009年中國(guó)超過(guò)了美國(guó)成全球最大汽車交易國(guó)，并且中國(guó)正在取代日本成為全球第二大經(jīng)濟(jì)強(qiáng)國(guó)。而中國(guó)早在2007年就超過(guò)了德國(guó)成第三大經(jīng)濟(jì)強(qiáng)國(guó)。

    China's trade surplus shrank by 34.2 percent in 2009 to $196.07 billion, the customs agency said. That reflected China's stronger demand for imported raw materials and consumer goods while the United States and other economies are struggling and demand is weak.

    2009年中國(guó)的貿(mào)易過(guò)剩從34.2%縮水到1,960.7億美元，海關(guān)署說(shuō)。這反映了中國(guó)對(duì)進(jìn)口稀缺材料和消費(fèi)者產(chǎn)品的強(qiáng)大需求量，而這同一時(shí)期，美國(guó)和其他經(jīng)濟(jì)國(guó)卻在于低迷的經(jīng)濟(jì)作斗爭(zhēng)，并且需求量很弱。

    The United States and other governments complain that part of China's export success is based on currency controls and improper subsidies that give its exporters an unfair advantage against foreign rivals.

    美國(guó)和其他政府抱怨說(shuō)中國(guó)出口市場(chǎng)的成功應(yīng)歸功于貨幣調(diào)控政策和不正當(dāng)?shù)慕o予本國(guó)出口商不公平的優(yōu)惠政策以跟外國(guó)對(duì)手競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

    Washington has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese-made steel pipes and some other goods, while the European Union has imposed curbs on Chinese shoes.

    美國(guó)政府對(duì)中國(guó)制造的鋼管和其他產(chǎn)品征收反傾銷稅，同時(shí)歐盟對(duì)中國(guó)制造的鞋子征收稅款。

    The U.S. and other governments also complain that Beijing keeps its currency, the yuan, undervalued. Beijing broke the yuan's link to the dollar in 2005 and it rose gradually until late 2008, but has been frozen since then against the U.S. currency in what economists say is an effort by Beijing to keep its exporters competitive.

    美國(guó)和其他國(guó)家的政府同樣抱怨北京政府對(duì)其貨幣，人民幣的估價(jià)過(guò)低。在2005年時(shí)，人民幣兌美元的匯率走低，直至2008年晚些時(shí)候其匯率才逐漸攀升。

    The dollar's weakness against the euro and some other currencies pulls down the yuan in markets that use them and makes Chinese goods even more attractive there, adding to China's trade surplus.

    美元疲軟拖垮了歐元和其他貨幣，使中國(guó)商品具有更大的吸引力，而這增加了中國(guó)貿(mào)易盈余。

    Even though China overtook Germany as top exporter, the customs agency said total 2009 Chinese trade fell 13.9 percent from 2008.

    盡管中國(guó)取代德國(guó)成最大出口國(guó)，但是據(jù)海關(guān)署說(shuō)，相對(duì)于2008年，中國(guó)2009年的貿(mào)易額下降了13.9%.

    Commodities were among China's key imports, the agency said, with the country bringing in 630 million tons of iron ore last year, up 41.6 percent from the previous year, and 200 million tons of crude oil, an increase of 13.9 percent, as prices for both commodities fell.

    去年，日用商品是中國(guó)的主要進(jìn)口商品，海關(guān)署說(shuō)，與此同時(shí)，中國(guó)生產(chǎn)了6,300萬(wàn)噸的鋼鐵，同前年相比，增長(zhǎng)了41.6%,出產(chǎn)了2,000萬(wàn)噸的原油，這項(xiàng)增長(zhǎng)了13.9%,與這些相比，中國(guó)進(jìn)口商品的價(jià)格要大大降低了。

    Economists say China has been rushing to build up stockpiles at bargain prices since crude oil and other commodity prices plunged in 2008. That motive, more than a revival in actual industrial demand, has driven its recent import boom of oil, copper and other metals.

    經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家說(shuō)在2008年原油和其他日用品價(jià)格驟降的同時(shí)，中國(guó)急劇地增加其廉價(jià)庫(kù)存的囤積。這一做法，使其在近期的工業(yè)需求中在原油、銅和其他金屬的進(jìn)口方面迅速得以振興。