托福阅读：美国对中国延长签证有效期U.S., China to extend visa validity

 China and the United States have agreed to significantly extend the terms of short-term visas, U.S. President Barack Obama said yesterday in Beijing, a deal he said would improve trade and business ties between the world’s two largest economies.

美国总统巴拉克奥巴马昨天在北京表示，中国和美国已同意延长短期签证期限，他表示这一举措将进一步提升世界最大的两个经济体之间的贸易和商业关系。

Under the deal, which the United States will put into effect Nov. 12, both countries would extend the terms of multiple entry short-term tourist and business visas to 10 years from one year, the White House said in an accompanying statement. Student visas would be extended to five years from one year.

根据协议，两国将把学生签证有效期将由目前的一年延长到五年，短期多次商务和旅游签证将延长到十年。美国签证延长措施将于11月12日实施，而中国方的签证新规将于近期实施。

“As a result of this arrangement, the United States hopes to welcome a growing share of eligible Chinese travelers, inject billions (of dollars) in the U.S. economy and create enough demand to support hundreds of thousands of additional U.S. jobs,” the White House said in an e-mailed statement.

白宫在一封电子邮件中说，“美国希望欢迎越来越多的中国游客，给美国带来数十亿(美元)的经济效益和创造上千万的就业机会。”

Obama made the announcement to business leaders during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum after arriving in Beijing on the first leg of an eight-day Asia tour.

奥巴马在为期8天的2014年APEC工商领导人峰会上公布了这个消息。

The extension of some visas for Chinese nationals to 10 years matches what is currently allowed for citizens of nations with close relations with the United States, such as European countries and Brazil.

目前美国给予欧洲盟友国家和巴西公民10年签证。

A senior U.S. official said the visa agreement would allow the United States to tap into the fast-growing market of Chinese tourists traveling abroad. The United States now attracts only 2 percent of Chinese tourism.

美国一位高级官员说，签证协议将给美国带来不少中国游客，令美国旅游市场迅速增长。美国目前只有2%的中国旅游市场。

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“We see this as a really big win,” the official said, estimating that the United States could gain 440,000 jobs by 2021 and receive an US$85 billion annual infusion into the American economy as a result of the new policy.

这名官员说，“我们认为这是一个大胜利。”他估计该协议将为美国在2021年前带来44万的就业机会和850亿美元的年度收益。

It will also make it easier for Chinese businesses and investors to get involved in U.S. projects.

这也将使中国企业和投资者参与美国项目更容易。

A second U.S. official said the political benefit of greater contact between Americans and Chinese would “get to some of the core sources of distrust and competition at the heart of the U.S.-China relationship.”

另一位美国官员表示，中国公民与美国公民更多接触，将消除中美关系中的 “不信任、竞争之源”。

Chinese travelers have long complained about extensive waiting times for pending U.S. visa applications, although the United States says it has made significant improvements.

虽然美国方面表示签证已经变得更便捷，中国游客一直抱怨等待签证时间太长。

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