Olivia Chavassieu
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by Shi Jiangtao in Beijing and Reuters in Copenhagen
SCMP, page A1 and A10, December 10, 2009
1. China has thoughened its stance at the UN climate conference
- position -
2. ... which they say would jeopardise hopes to an agreement
- threaten, put at risk -
3. Xie Zhenhua put it more bluntly on the sidelines of the climate talks
- directly -
4. Analysts said China's muscleflexing underscored deep rifts between the developing and developed worlds
- China's show of strength emphasised huge disagreements -
5. the bleak prospects for a strong global deal
- gloomy, depressing, unpromising -
6. ... part of China's overall strategy for the long-stalled negociations
- deadlocked (no progress has been made for a long time) -
7. Su scoffed at a fast-start fund of US$10 billion a year ...
- mocked the ... -
8. He slammed Washington ...
- attacked, criticised very harshly -
... for failing to rein in its emissions
- curb, slow down -
9. Su said that the success of the Copenhagen talks hinged in part on the US offer
- was partly associated with -
10. He called a unilateral EU cut of 20 per cent insufficient and insincere
- one-sided (decision affecting only one group) -
11. it was a reiteration of China's basic stance
- an emphasis (by repetition) -