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NATO
Běiyuē
北约
summit / summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
large-scale / massive
dà guīmó
大规模
armaments / military equipment
jūnbèi
军备
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
Trump (U.S. President)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to plan to / intends to
nǐ
拟
to lift / to remove
jiěchú
解除
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
sanctions
zhìcái
制裁
。

NATO
Běiyuē
北约
in / at
zài
在
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
capital city
shǒudū
首都
Ankara
Ānkǎlā
安卡拉
to hold / to convene
jǔxíng
举行
annual
niándù
年度
summit
fēnghuì
峰会
，
multiple countries
duō guó
多国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
completion marker
le
了
billions of dollars
shù shí yì měiyuán
数十亿美元
[structural particle]
de
的
armaments / military equipment
jūnbèi
军备
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
U.S. President
Měiguó zǒngtǒng
美国总统
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
at the same time / also
tóngshí
同时
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
will [formal]
jiāng
将
to lift / to remove
jiěchú
解除
against
duì
对
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
[structural particle]
de
的
sanctions
zhìcái
制裁
，
and / also
bìng
并
to consider
kǎolǜ
考虑
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to let / to allow
ràng
让
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
to join / to rejoin
jiārù
加入
F-35 (fighter jet program)
F-35
F-35
program / project
xiàngmù
项目
。

July 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM

NATO
Běiyuē
北约
on [formal]
yú
于
July 7
7 yuè 7 rì
7月7日
in / at
zài
在
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
capital city
shǒudū
首都
Ankara
Ānkǎlā
安卡拉
to convene / to hold [a meeting]
zhàokāi
召开
annual
niándù
年度
summit / summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
。
summit
fēnghuì
峰会
at / during
shàng
上
，
member states
chéngyuán guó
成员国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
completion marker
le
了
multiple / several
duō xiàng
多项
worth / valued at
jiàzhí
价值
billions of dollars
shù shí yì měiyuán
数十亿美元
[structural particle]
de
的
armaments / military equipment
jūnbèi
军备
procurement / purchasing
cǎigòu
采购
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。
among them / including
qízhōng
其中
to include
bāokuò
包括
by
yóu
由
Sweden
Ruìdiǎn
瑞典
manufacturer
zhìzào shāng
制造商
Saab (Swedish aerospace company)
Sàbó
萨博
company
gōngsī
公司
to / for
xiàng
向
10-nation / 10-country
10 guó
10国
consortium / alliance
liánméng
联盟
to provide / to supply
tígōng
提供
up to / at most
zuì duō
最多
10 aircraft
10 jià
10架
GlobalEye (airborne surveillance aircraft)
GlobalEye
GlobalEye
surveillance aircraft / reconnaissance plane
zhēnchájī
侦察机
[structural particle]
de
的
contract
hétóng
合同
。
U.S. President
Měiguó zǒngtǒng
美国总统
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
at / during
zài
在
summit
fēnghuì
峰会
the first day
dì yī tiān
第一天
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
will [formal]
jiāng
将
to cancel / to lift
qǔxiāo
取消
against / on
duì
对
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
[structural particle]
de
的
sanctions
zhìcái
制裁
。
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
because of / due to
yīn
因
in 2019
2019 nián
2019年
to purchase
gòumǎi
购买
completion marker
le
了
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
S-400 (Russian missile defense system)
S-400
S-400
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
system
xìtǒng
系统
，
[passive marker]
bèi
被
to kick out / to expel
tī chū
踢出
completion marker
le
了
F-35 (fighter jet program)
F-35
F-35
program / project
xiàngmù
项目
。
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
he
tā
他
currently
zhèngzài
正在
to consider
kǎolǜ
考虑
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to allow / to permit
yǔnxǔ
允许
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
to purchase
gòumǎi
购买
F-35 (fighter jet)
F-35
F-35
fighter jet
zhàndòujī
战斗机
。
however / but
búguò
不过
，
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
prime minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Netanyahu (Israeli Prime Minister)
Nèitǎníyàhú
内塔尼亚胡
regarding this / in response
duìcǐ
对此
to express / to state
biǎoshì
表示
to oppose / to object
fǎnduì
反对
，
saying that / noting that
chēng
称
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
leaders
lǐngdǎo rén
领导人
once / previously
céng
曾
publicly / openly
gōngkāi
公开
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
。
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
，
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to join / to rejoin
jiārù
加入
F-35 (fighter jet program)
F-35
F-35
program / project
xiàngmù
项目
still
réng
仍
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
multiple
duō xiàng
多项
legal / law
fǎlǜ
法律
obstacle / barrier
zhàng ài
障碍
。

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chóngxīn
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to open for trading
kāipán
开盘
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the Shanghai index (Shanghai Composite)
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slightly / by a small margin
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to edge up / to rise
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