北京时间7月18日,美国总统特朗普在白宫举行招待会,欢迎国际足联(FIFA)主席因凡蒂诺及足坛各界代表。双方在致辞中高度赞盛了正在举办的2026年美加墨世界杯,称其在现场观众人数、全球收视率以及社会文化影响力上均刷新历史纪录,并共同期待即将到来的英法三四名决赛以及阿根廷对阵西班牙的巅峰决战。
Nation's modernization drive delivers inclusive benefits to other countries In 2008, as the global financial crisis unfolded, Greece suffered some of the worst fallout. Piraeus Port, the largest seaport in the country, reported a loss of 13 million euros ($15 million), with outdated facilities, scarce vessel calls and frequent dockworker strikes dragging its operations into a deep crisis. During this challenging period, when investors worldwide deemed Greece too risky, a Chinese company stepped forward. China COSCO Shipping secured a concession to operate two of Piraeus' container terminals. Eight years later, in 2016, COSCO acquired a majority stake in the port, officially taking over its management and operations. By bringing in expertise, investment and machinery, the Chinese company successfully breathed new life into the port. Far from replacing local staff, it created thousands of jobs for Greeks. Today, after years of restructuring, Piraeus stands as one of the busiest ports in the Mediterranean. Charalampos Aravantinos-Simonetos, a youth coordinator for international and European affairs in Greece's Syriza party, shared the story of solidarity and cooperation with a roomful of young political leaders from China and Central and Eastern European countries, or CEECs, in June during a forum held in Wuhan, Hubei province. The Chinese approach, he said, stands in stark contrast to those countries that invest solely for their own benefit and show little concern for local communities. The project has helped strengthen bilateral ties and allowed both sides to benefit through economic cooperation, he added. According to Piraeus' financial report, the port achieved record total revenue of 251 million euros in 2025, up 8.6 percent year-on-year. The turnaround of Piraeus Port, far from an isolated story, is a microcosm of the cooperation synergy between China and Central and Eastern European countries under the China-CEEC Cooperation mechanism. Launched in 2012, the mechanism is a trans-regional platform jointly initiated by both sides. Over the past 14 years, the parties have remained committed to the principles of equality, mutual benefit in cooperation, openness and inclusiveness against the backdrop of a fluid international landscape. Today, it has grown into a full-fledged mechanism, with deepening cooperation and a series of outcomes delivering tangible benefits to various parties. In Croatia, the Chinese-built Peljesac Bridge has reduced a three-hour detour to just a few minutes' drive. In Serbia, Chinese investment has revived a century-old steel plant from the brink of closure. In Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, thousands of citizens commute every day on buses manufactured by Chinese company Yutong Bus. Such projects have "greatly facilitated local travel and daily commutes, injected robust momentum into industrialization and urbanization, and constantly improved people's well-being", said Xiang Yuanzheng, an official with the Chinese Commerce Ministry's European Department. Over the years, bilateral cooperation has moved beyond traditional fields such as mining and logistics into emerging sectors. Contemporary Amperex Technology and other Chinese battery makers have set up plants in Hungary, Slovakia and Poland, while Slovenian pharmaceutical company Krka Group has launched a joint venture with Ningbo Menovo Pharmaceutical in East China's Zhejiang province. From 2012 to 2025, trade between China and the CEECs registered an average annual growth rate of over 8 percent, hitting a record high of 1.09 trillion yuan ($161.5 billion) in 2025. In the first half of this year, two-way trade volume reached 580.1 billion yuan, up 11 percent year-on-year, according to the General Administration of Customs. For Petre Danci, a Romanian who studied at Capital University of Economics and Business in Beijing from 2011 to 2018, China's modernization drive delivers inclusive benefits to other countries, an approach he believes is underpinned by the country's deep-rooted commitment to openness, mutual benefit and shared progress. Citing the four great inventions of ancient China — papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder — Danci said that none of these transformative innovations changed the world by staying inside China. "They changed the world because they moved, because they were shared, because people who never met the inventors gained access to the tools and used them to build something entirely new," he said. During his years in China, Danci witnessed the country's modernization drive firsthand, epitomized by the rise of China's "new four great inventions" — high-speed rail, mobile payments, bike-sharing and e-commerce. "China does not just invent things; it deploys them at scale, and the results speak for themselves," he said, adding that such technological advancement "is changing the lives of hundreds of millions of people in real time" not just in China, but also in other countries. Drawing a parallel between past and present, Danci noted that just as ancient inventions connected the world through trade routes and shared knowledge, nations today are connected through people-to-people and technological exchanges across borders. "The cooperation between China and CEECs is a clear example of this connection," he said. Across the Eurasian region, this deepening connection has taken tangible shape. Irena Lukajic Korica, an adviser to the Office of the Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said her country is among the top recipients of Chinese-backed infrastructure and energy projects in Central and Eastern Europe, with the total value of these projects reaching nearly 2 billion euros. Noting that China's remarkable pace of development — transforming itself into one of the world's leading economies within just a few decades — has won widespread recognition in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Korica said young people in her country embrace the joint pursuit of modernization of China and the CEECs as opportunities for mutual learning, cooperation and shared development. "They believe deeper cooperation can unlock new prospects in areas such as digital transformation, green energy, scientific research, tourism, cultural exchange and entrepreneurship," she said. "Young people across my country are interested in the educational opportunities that China offers," she added, noting that for them, "China is no longer a distant country, but a place where they can study, gain experience and better understand a different culture and development model." Michal Bartek, a member of the Slovak Parliament and deputy governor of Slovakia's Trencin region, said that every time he visits China, he brings back something unique. "China is really inspirational for us," he said. "You have achieved remarkable progress in national development, and I hope to introduce valuable experience to my region."

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二 | 国际足联主席因凡蒂诺致辞“总统先生,亲爱的朋友们、同事们,女士们、先生们,来自世界各地的足协主席们。

三 | 亲爱的总统先生,今天我们让世界在这里相聚。

四 | 虽然站在这里的是来自世界各地的足球协会主席,但大家都深知,足球是世界上最重要的事情,因此,今天世界上最重要的一群人都汇聚于此。”“我们这项运动的传奇巨星们也在现场。他们曾让我们的心跳加速,曾让全球数十亿人的心为之狂热。当然,国际足联理事会的成员们也悉数到场。

五 | 总统先生,今晚我们齐聚一堂,共同庆祝这届不可思议的FIFA世界杯。

六 | ”“回想起2018年夏天,在承办决定公布后,我与总统先生首次会面。当时我向您承诺,我们会打造一届伟大的世界杯。而如今,这届世界杯在各个层面上都超出了所有人的预期。

七 | 球场座无虚席,现场观赛人数达到了700万人,美国、加拿大和墨西哥的各大城市里聚集了数千万球迷,电视机前更有数十亿观众在瞩目。每个人都在以幸福、喜悦与和平享受着比赛,总统先生,美国梦在此时此刻成为了现实。”“我们让世界凝聚在了一起,我们在美洲大陆实现了世界的团结。当年我对您说我们会办好世界杯时,您告诉我美洲会欢迎全世界。你们确实做到了。每一个来到这里的人都乐在其中,每一个留在家中的人也通过这些美丽的东道主城市、以及世界各地球迷欢聚一堂的精彩画面,感受到了非凡的体验。他们在和平、幸福和喜悦中享受这一切。

八 | ”“总统先生,我不知道您是否了解,国际足联的官方定义是:120年来,国际足联一直是全人类的‘官方快乐供应商’。

九 | (全场大笑)我们一直在传递着快乐与幸福——当然,除非支持的球队输了比赛(笑)。”“这一切的成功绝非偶然。我说这些是因为这就是事实。

十 | 总统先生,您不需要别人刻意的奉承,但如果没有您,这届世界杯绝不可能取得如此惊人的成功。请允许我向您、您的政府团队、白宫的每一位工作人员、各个城市和各州政府致谢,是所有人共同努力,才创造了这样一个安全、稳妥且充满欢乐的环境,让世界见证了这前所未有的盛况。

十一 | 这不仅是有史以来最伟大的世界杯,更是人类、社会和文化史上绝无仅有的盛事,我们所有人都是其中的见证者。为此,总统先生,我非常感谢您,感谢您邀请我们来到这里。”“目前比赛还剩最后两场。明天将迎来英格兰与法国之间的季军争夺战,随后则是阿根廷与西班牙的巅峰决赛。

十二 | 届时将诞生一个新的世界冠军,但实际上,世界已经赢了,美洲赢了,国际足联也赢了。

十三 | 这个夏天,我们以这样一种方式将世界凝聚在一起,为全球数以亿计的人们带来了终生难忘的体验与回忆,这是我们将永远铭记的财富。谢谢大家。”