These will take place on the sidelines of the annual summit of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation), a gathering long famed for its waffling.

谈判将会在亚太经济合作组织的年度峰会期间进行，亚太经合长期以其优柔寡断闻名。

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Trans-Pacific submarine cable transmission system of production, maintenance and operation of a worldwide problem.

跨洋海底光缆传输系统的生产、维护和运行是一个世界性难题。

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It will be the Chinese navy's first operation beyond the Pacific.

这将是中国海军首次在太平洋以外地区进行军事行动。

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Similar systems are in operation in the Pacific and Indian Oceans and the Caribbean.

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It has plans for a major prospecting operation in the Pacific.

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From 1992 to 1995 he was US ambassador to Malaysia, and later became the US ambassador to the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation - a body promoting open trade among Asia-Pacific countries.

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