There are again encouraging signs emerging that China is preparing to reopen its borders to the outside world, as the country’s biggest airline is reportedly in negotiations at this time to join one of the world’s major airline alliances.
When the quarantine for international arrivals in China is finally lifted, there is expected to be an enormous boom in travel, both in and out of the country. It therefore makes sense for the One World alliance to negotiate with China Southern Airlines to be the group’s first Chinese carrier member.
当中国对国际入境者的检疫最终取消时，预计进出中国的旅行将出现巨大的繁荣。因此，同一个世界联盟与中国南方航空谈判成为该联盟的第一家中国航空公司成员是有道理的。
Business analysts Bloomberg is the global business analyst saying the talks are underway, while One World itself remains tight-lipped on the matter.
商业分析师彭博社是全球商业分析师，他表示谈判正在进行中，而同一个世界本身对此事守口如瓶。
Aviation insider publication, ch-aviation, is reporting a One World spokesperson as saying, “At any point in time, we are in dialogue with potential candidates but do not comment on any specifics until those discussions have reached a level of maturity where public announcements can be made”.
航空内部刊物 ch-aviation 报道称，One World 发言人表示，“我们在任何时候都在与潜在候选人进行对话，但在这些讨论达到可以发布公告的成熟程度之前，不会对任何具体细节发表评论”。
While China Southern may be the first Chinese member of One World, the other two major airline alliances have been faster on the draw. SkyTeam has China Eastern Airlines on it membership roster, and Air China and Shenzhen Airlines are both signed up with Star Alliance.
虽然南航可能是同一个世界的第一个中国成员，但其他两大航空联盟的吸引速度更快。天合联盟的会员名单中包括中国东方航空，国航和深圳航空均与星空联盟签约。
Should the China Southern deal go through, they will join the One World family that comprises Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, JAL, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian and SriLankan Airlines.
如果中国南方航空的交易成功，他们将加入由阿拉斯加航空、美国航空、英国航空、国泰航空、芬兰航空、西班牙国家航空、日本航空、马来西亚航空、澳洲航空、卡塔尔航空、摩洛哥皇家航空、约旦皇家航空和斯里兰卡航空组成的同一个世界大家庭。
Getting ready to join the group is Oman Air, while Russian S7 Airlines’ membership is at present suspended.
准备加入该组织的是阿曼航空，而俄罗斯 S7 航空的会员资格目前已被暂停。
Speculation is rife that it be American Airlines driving the talks, given that it is China Southern’s second-largest shareholder, holding 5.83 percent of shares.
鉴于美国航空是南航第二大股东，持有 5.83% 的股份，外界普遍猜测美国航空将推动此次谈判。
Away from One World, China Southern already has in place numerous links and code-sharing agreements with other major airlines, including British Airways, Qatar Airways, American Airlines, and Qantas.
除了同一个世界之外，南航还与其他主要航空公司建立了众多联系和代码共享协议，包括英国航空、卡塔尔航空、美国航空和澳洲航空。
China Southern has preferred to maintain such individual links with other airlines since quitting the SkyTeam alliance in 2018.
自 2018 年退出天合联盟以来，南航一直倾向于与其他航空公司保持这种单独的联系。
