Dear Word | What can a « BOAT » tell us about China-U.S. relations?

Xinhua News
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has on several occasions compared China-U.S. relations to a giant ship navigating winds and waves.

In English, we say, « We’re in the same boat. »

In Chinese, there’s a similar expression: 同舟共济 (tóng zhōu gòng jì). But it goes one step further – not just sharing the same boat, but helping each other through the storm.

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