菲律賓財政部長着眼於中國投資 否認與美國關係緊張
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will seek billions of dollars in infrastructure investments from China in the coming months as the country seeks to alter its relationship with Beijing, Philippines Finance Minister Carlos Dominguez said on Saturday.
華盛頓（路透社）——菲律賓總統未來幾個月將尋求從中國獲得數十億美元的基建投資，致力於改變和中國的關係，菲律賓財政部長週六如是說。
In an interview with Reuters, Dominguez dismissed concerns over the Philippines' investment climate raised by Duterte's blunt anti-U.S. statements and a war on drug cartels that has killed thousands.
菲律賓總統愚鈍的反美言論和導致數千人死亡的毒品戰爭引發人們對菲律賓投資環境的擔憂，該部長在接受路透社採訪時認爲沒有必要爲此感到擔憂。
He described Duterte's recent comments telling U.S. President Barack Obama to "go to hell," as a "bump in the road" in a century-long relationship with the United States that maintains deep business and family ties.
他說杜特爾特叫美國總統奧巴馬“去死”，這可以看成是兩國長達一個世紀之久關係中的一個“小狀況”，兩國依然保持着深刻的商業和家庭紐帶關係。
"There are headlines and there are fundamentals. The fundamentals of the Philippines are rock solid," Dominguez said on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings here.
“有新聞頭條，也有基本面。菲律賓的基本面是非常牢固的，”他在國際貨幣基金組織和世界銀行的非正式會議期間如是說。
With strong economic growth estimated by the IMF at 6.4 percent in 2016 and 6.7 percent in 2017, more foreign exchange reserves than foreign debt, strong banks and a young, relatively well-educated population, Dominguez said the Philippines was in a "golden moment" for attracting foreign direct investment.
國際貨幣基金組織對2016年菲律賓的預測是6.4%的強勁經濟增長，2017年則是6.7%，外匯儲備超過外債，資金雄厚的銀行，年輕且相對受過良好教育的人口，所以他認爲菲律賓正處於吸引外國直接投資的“黃金期”。
But Standard and Poor's said last month that the Philippines was unlikely to get a rating upgrade in the next two years because of Duterte's unpredictability and uncertainty over his domestic and foreign policies.
但是標準普爾上個月說菲律賓未來兩年不太可能獲得評級提升，因爲杜特爾特在國內和外交政策方面的不可預測性和不確定性。
