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星期五 (05092008)
Death Toll from Virus Hits 34 in China
(中国病毒感染死亡人数达到34人)
The death toll in China from an outbreak of a severe intestinal virus that has sickened thousands of children now stands at 34. China's official Xinhua news agency says two children died in the eastern province of Anhui, where the majority of the casualties have been recorded. Earlier today (Friday), authorities said an eight-month-old girl in southern Guangdong province and an 18-month-old boy in Guangxi province died this week. The outbreak has been traced to the "enterovirus 71" virus, which causes a severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease that can lead to high fever, paralysis and viral meningitis. Xinhua says more than 24-thousand cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have been reported this year. | 中国突发的严重肠道病毒感染造成的死亡人数现在达到34人，同时有几千名儿童患病。 中国官方新华社说，在东部的安徽省又有两名儿童死亡。大多数的死亡病案都在安徽省。 今天(星期五)早些时候当局说，南方的广东省一名八个月大的女婴和广西省的一名18个月的男童这个星期死亡。 这次突发的病毒被认为是EV71型病毒，这种病毒造成手、足、口的严重病情， 并导致高烧、瘫痪和病毒性脑膜炎。 新华社说，今年发现了将近2万4千多个手足口病例。 |
UN Suspends Aid Flights to Burma After Government Seizes Supplies
(缅甸政府扣押物资后联合国暂停空运)
The United Nations has suspended aid flights to Burma after authorities there seized all of its relief supplies flown into the military-ruled country to aid victims of last week's killer cyclone. Officials with the UN's World Food Program say (today/ Friday) two shipments of food and equipment to Burma have been impounded. They say the Burmese government's behavior is unacceptable and that they have no choice but to suspend further aid shipments until the matter is resolved. The Burmese government's actions are likely to further ignite international outrage. Burma has also refused to allow foreign aid workers into the country to help distribute aid to the hundreds of thousands who need it. Burma has agreed to accept foreign aid, but insists that its own nationals be used to distribute relief supplies. | 联合国已经暂停向缅甸空运救援物资。在此之前，缅甸政府扣押了空运到这个军政府统治之国的所有救援物资，这些救援物资是要帮助上星期热带风暴的难民。 联合国世界粮食计划署的官员星期五表示，至少有两批运到缅甸的粮食和装备被扣押。有关官员说，他们别无选择，在此事获得解决之前，只能暂时停止进一步的救援运送。 缅甸政府的决定大概会激起国际社会更大愤怒。缅甸还不允许外国救援人员进入缅甸帮助向成千上万需要救援的人们分发救援物资。 缅甸同意接受外国援助，但坚持让缅甸人来分发救援物资。 |
星期四 (05082008)
Death Toll from Child Virus Hits 30 in China
(中国儿童病毒死亡人数达三十人)
China says two more children have died of a severe intestinal virus, raising the nation's death toll to 30. The state-run Xinhua news agency reports today (Thursday) that the latest victims of "enterovirus 71" died on the southern island province of Hainan. The outbreak has gripped the eastern province of Anhui, where 22 children died in the city of Fuyang. Children also have died in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Guangxi and Hunan. The virus causes a severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease that can lead to high fever, paralysis and viral meningitis. Xinhua said Wednesday that nearly 20-thousand cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have been reported this year. China and the World Health Organization have tried to calm people's fears about the virus, saying it is not a more virulent strain than seen before. | 中国说，又有两名儿童死于一种危险的肠道病毒，全国的死亡人数增加到30人。官方新华社今天(星期四)报导说，最新的两名死于EV71病毒的儿童来自中国南部海南省。 这次疫情爆发严重影响中国东部的安徽省，阜阳市有22名儿童死亡。另外，广东、浙江、广西和湖南也有儿童死亡。 这种病毒导致严重的手口足病，引起高烧、瘫痪和病毒性脑炎。新华社星期三说，今年报告了将近2万个手口足病例。 中国和世界卫生组织试图打消民众对这种病毒的恐惧心理，说明这并不是已知病毒的更厉害的变种。 |
Dalai Lama Representatives Say Talks with China Constructive
(达赖喇嘛代表称与中国会谈富有建设性)
Envoys for the Dalai Lama say China is willing to hold further talks about the situation in Tibet, despite major differences between the two sides. A spokesman for the Tibet government-in-exile, Thubten Samphel, tells VOA that during the recent talks in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, each side made "concrete proposals." Samphel says the mood at the talks was different from previous meetings and notes that China's representatives appeared willing to address concerns of Tibetans living under Chinese rule. He says envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader urged China to release people who have been detained since Beijing's harsh crackdown on anti-government protests in Tibet in March, and provide medical treatment for those who were injured. | 达赖喇嘛的特使说，尽管双方存在重大分歧，中国政府还是愿意就西藏局势举行进一步会谈。西藏流亡政府发言人图腾桑波对美国之音说，双方最近在中国南方城市深圳的会谈中都提出了“具体的建议”。他表示，会谈的气氛与以往不同，并说中国政府代表看来愿意解决中国治下的藏人所关心的问题。 图腾桑波说，西藏流亡精神领袖达赖喇嘛的特使敦促中国释放北京严厉镇压3月西藏反政府抗议活动以来被拘留的人，并为受伤的人提供医疗。 |
星期三 (05072008)
China's Philharmonic to Play Mozart for Pope
(中国爱乐乐团将为教皇演奏莫扎特)
China's Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a landmark concert for Pope Benedict at the Vatican today (Wednesday), aimed at warming ties between Beijing and the Holy See. The orchestra's conductor, Yu Long, will lead one of China's finest ensembles, accompanied by the Shanghai Opera Chorus. The concert, to be performed at the Vatican's main auditorium, will include Mozart's Requiem and the well-known Chinese folk song, Jasmine Flower. Both sides are hailing the event as a vehicle for dialogue. | 中国爱乐乐团今天(星期三)将在梵蒂冈为罗马天主教皇本笃十六世举行一场具有里程碑意义的音乐会，其目的使北京和罗马教廷之间关系升温。爱乐乐团指挥余隆将率领这个中国最好的乐团之一，上海歌剧合唱团也将随团助阵。 这场音乐会将在梵蒂冈的主会堂举办，曲目包括莫扎特的“安魂曲”和中国著名民歌“茉莉花”。 中国和梵蒂冈都称赞这场音乐会是对话的渠道。 |
Health Officials Battling Child Disease in China
(卫生官员防治中国儿童疾病)
Chinese and international health officials say they are working closely together to fight a severe intestinal virus that has already killed 28 children in China. Speaking at a joint news conference today (Wednesday) in Beijing, a Chinese Health Ministry spokesman and the World Health Organization's top representative in China (Hans Troedsson) both said the disease was likely to peak in the coming months of June and July. Officials say the numbers will also rise because of a new order to report all cases of the disease to the Ministry of Health. China has already reported nearly 16-thousand cases of people infected with hand, food and mouth disease. Today, two more children died from the disease. | 中国和国际卫生官员说，他们正在密切协作，争取遏制一种已经在中国造成28名儿童死亡的肠道病毒。星期三在北京举行的联合记者会上，中国卫生部发言人和世界卫生组织驻中国高级代表都说，这种疾病很可能在未来的6月和7月达到高峰期。 有关官员表示，当局新近命令各地把所有病例上报卫生部，因此死亡人数还会上升。中国已经报导有将近16000人感染了手口足病。今天，又有两名儿童死于这种疾病。 |
星期二 (05062008)
Chinese President, on Rare Visit to Japan, Urges Closer Ties
(中国国家主席罕见访问日本，敦促更紧密关系)
Chinese President Hu Jintao, his country's first head of state to visit Japan in 10 years, is calling for closer cooperation with Tokyo. Arriving in the Japanese capital Tuesday on a five-day visit, Mr. Hu said he hopes to increase mutual trust and open a new stage in Sino-Japanese relations. Mr. Hu's visit is aimed at easing long-standing tensions between the two countries, over issues including energy exploration in disputed waters, Japan's treatment of its wartime invasion of China and anti-Japanese protests in China. Hundreds of protesters marched through central Tokyo's streets shouting anti-China slogans Tuesday, but Mr. Hu saw or heard few if any of them. | 10年来第一次访问日本的中国国家元首、国家主席胡锦涛呼吁与日本更紧密合作。胡锦涛星期二抵达东京开始为期5天的访问时说，他希望增强互信，贻d辟中日关系的新阶段。 胡锦涛的访问是为缓和双方之间因各种问题引发的长期紧张关系，这些争议包括在有争议水域开采能源、日本对二战期间侵略中国的态度以及中国的反日抗议。 数以百计的抗议者星期二在东京市中心街头游行，呼喊反中国的口号，但是胡锦涛可能既没有看见，也没有听见。 |
China Tightens Visa Policy Ahead of Olympics
(中国在奥运前加紧签证政策)
China has confirmed it is tightening its visa requirements ahead of the Olympic Games in Beijing this year. Foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters today (Tuesday) that Beijing is adopting tighter controls to ensure a safe environment during the Olympics. Foreigners have been told recently that they can no longer get a business visa that allows multiple entries to the nation over the course of a year. Other travelers have reported having to show extra documentation to get routine visas. | 中国证实，它在今年举行北京奥运会前加强签证要求。中国外交部发言人秦刚今天(星期二)对记者说，北京加强签证控制是为确保奥运会期间的安全环境。 外国人最近被告知，他们将不能在获得允许一年内多次往返的商务签证。其他的旅行者说获得一般签证时不得不出示额外文件。 |
星期一 (05052008)
Chinese President Hopes for 'Warm Spring' in Japan
(胡锦涛期盼在日本有“暖春”)
Chinese President Hu Jintao says he looks forward to a "warm spring" (cordial) atmosphere during his visit to Japan this week. Mr. Hu was optimistic in comments to Japanese reporters in Beijing Sunday that his visit will promote stronger ties between the two countries. The Chinese president said he believes the major trading partners can resolve an ongoing dispute over the drilling rights in the East China Sea. His five-day visit from Tuesday will be the first to Japan by a Chinese president in 10 years. | 中国国家主席胡锦涛说，他期待这个星期访问日本期间的“暖春”(友善)气氛。胡锦涛星期天在北京会见日本记者时，发表乐观评论说，他的访问将加强两国间的关系。中日两国是。中国国家主席说，他相信，中日这两个主要贸易夥伴能够解决目前有关东海油气田开发权的争执。 胡锦涛从星期二开始的为期五天访问，是10年来中国国家主席第一次访问日本。 |
Chinese, Tibetan Representatives to Continue Meetings
(中国与达赖喇嘛代表将继续会谈)
Chinese and Tibetan sources say envoys of the Chinese government and the Tibetan government-in-exile have agreed to hold further talks, after meeting Sunday in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. Chinese state media said the talks (between China's Zhu Weigun and Sitar and Tibet's Lodi Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen) were arranged after repeated requests from the side of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. China has said the next round of talks will take place "at an appropriate time." The official news agency, Xinhua, reported that the two Chinese envoys asked the Dalai Lama's representatives to take credible moves to stop plotting and inciting violence in Tibet, and disrupting the upcoming Olympic Games. The Dalai Lama has said repeatedly that he is not behind the violence or the protests that recently have disrupted the procession of the Olympic torch in cities around the world. | 中国和西藏方面的消息说，中国政府和西藏流亡政府的特使星期天在中国深圳会晤之后，同意进一步举行会谈。 中国官方媒体说，这次会谈在中国代表朱维群和斯塔以及西藏代表洛弟嘉日和格桑坚赞之间举行。中国官方媒体说，这次会谈是在西藏流亡精神领袖达赖喇嘛多次请求下进行的。中国表示，下一轮会谈将在“适当时候”进行。 官方新华社报导说，两名中国官员要求达赖喇嘛的代表采取可信步骤，停止策划和煽动暴力活动，停止干扰北京奥运会。 达赖喇嘛屡次表示，他没有幕后策划西藏暴力和不久前打乱了了奥运火炬在世界几个城市传递的抗议活动。 |
星期五 (05022008)
Dalai Lama's Envoys Depart for Meeting in China
(达赖喇嘛代表启程赴中国会谈)
Envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, are on their way to China for talks aimed at finding a solution to the situation in Tibet. In a statement today (Friday), the Dalai Lama's office says the two envoys will arrive in China on Saturday for "informal talks with representatives of the Chinese leadership." It says the envoys will convey the Dalai Lama's deep concerns about how China handled protests that started in Tibet in March and have since spread to other Tibetan regions of China. The envoys will also offer suggestions on how to bring peace to the region. The meeting will be the first official contact between representatives of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government since the protests turned violent. The two sides have met several times in the past, but with little improvement in relations. | 西藏流亡精神领袖达赖喇嘛的特使启程前往中国，将与中方举行会谈以找到解决西藏局势问题的办法。 在今天(星期五)的声明中，达赖喇嘛办公室表示两位特使将在星期六抵达中国“与中国领导层的代表进行非正式会谈”。 声明说，特使将转达达赖喇嘛对于中国对3月间开始于西藏、后来扩散到其它地区的抗议处理方式的关注。特使还将就如何在那些地区恢复平静提出建议。 这将是自后来转成暴力的示威发生后达赖喇嘛的代表和中国政府的第一次会面。双方过去曾经数次会面，但是双方关系没有什么改善。 |
Death Toll Rises from Lethal Virus Outbreak in Eastern China
(中国东部致命病毒爆发致死人数上升)
Chinese state-run media says another child has died from an intestinal virus outbreak in eastern China, bringing the death toll to 21. Xinhua news agency says all the victims lived in Fuyang City in Anhui province. The city is the epicenter of an outbreak of enterovirus 71 that has now sickened more than 29-hundred children since March. The outbreak was not reported until last week. The young victims' symptoms include fever, blisters, ulcers in the mouth, and rashes on the hands and feet. Xinhua says more than 700 remain hospitalized, 36 of them in serious condition. Nearly all of the cases have been among children younger than six, with most under two. | 中国官方媒体报导，在中国东部地区爆发的一种病毒性肠道疾病又导致一名儿童死亡，使得死亡人数上升到21人。 新华社说，受害者都是安徽省阜阳市的。阜阳市是71型肠道病毒爆发的中心，从三月份以来，已经有两千九百名多名儿童感染这种病毒而生病。但是上个星期才出现有关报导。 幼龄患者的病症包括发烧、泡疹、口疮以及手、脚出现湿疹。 新华社说，目前仍有700人住院治疗，其中36人病情严重。几乎所有患者都是六岁以下的儿童，其中大多数都不到两岁。 |
星期四 (05012008)
New Bridge Opens in China
(中国开通新大桥)
China will officially open what is being described as one of the world's longest sea-crossing bridges today (Thursday) in the Yangtze River Delta. State-run Xinhua news agency says the 36-kilometer bridge will span the Hangzhou Bay near China's financial and commercial hub, Shanghai. It will link Shanghai to the port city of Ningbo in Zhejiang province. Xinhua says the bridge, will cut the length of the trip between Shanghai and Ningbo by 120 kilometers, and is expected to reduce traffic congestion in the booming economic region. Construction on the bridge began in November 2003. | 中国星期四将在长江三角洲正式开通号称世界最长的跨海大桥。 官方的新华社说，这座36公里长的大桥将跨越中国金融和商业中心上海附近的杭州湾。大桥将连接上海和浙江省的港口城市宁波。 新华社说，这座桥梁将把上海和宁波之间的行程缩短120公里。大桥预计将缓解这个经济蓬勃发展地区的交通堵塞问题。 这座桥梁在2003年11月开始动工。 |
Chinese Stage Protests in Front of French Retail Outlet Stores
(中国人在法国零售商店前举行抗议)
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in four Chinese cities today (Thursday) to express support for the Beijing Olympics and denounce international protests over the crackdown in Tibet. State-run Xinhua news agency says the demonstrations took place outside stores belonging to French retail giant Carrefour in Changsha, capital of the province of Hunan, as well as the cities of Fuzhou, Chongquin, and Shenyang. The supporters waved Chinese national flags and shouted slogans supporting the Olympics and denouncing Tibetan independence. Carrefour has been the target of angry nationalist fervor since last month's relay of the Beijing Olympic torch in Paris, when pro-Tibetan demonstrators tried to snatch the flame from a wheelchair-bound Chinese athlete. | 数以百计的示威者星期四在四座中国城市集会，表达对北京奥运会的支持并谴责国际社会抗议在西藏的镇压行动。 官方的新华社说，示威活动在湖南省会长沙以及福州、重庆和沈阳的法国零售巨商家乐福的商店门外举行。 支持者挥舞中国国旗，呼喊支持奥运和谴责西藏独立的口号。 上个月，北京奥运火炬在巴黎接力传递，有支持西藏的示威者试图从一名座轮椅的中国运动员手中夺取火炬。从这以后，家乐福成为宣泄民族主义情绪的目标。 |
星期三 (04302008)
US Concerned About Prison Terms for Tibet Protesters
(美关注西藏抗议者被判监禁)
The United States says it is concerned about China's sentencing of 30 people to prison this week over their alleged involvement in recent Tibetan unrest. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters in Washington (Wednesday) that while the United States does not think anyone should break the law, it also believes in freedom of expression and assembly. Perino says the U.S. is encouraged by China's offer late last week to open dialogue with representatives of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. She also says she believes the Dalai Lama could help China calm tensions in the area. On Tuesday, a court in Tibet sentenced 30 Tibetans from three years to life in prison for taking part in the unrest. | 美国说，对中国当局本星期把30名被控参与最近西藏骚乱的人判刑表示关注。白宫发言人佩里诺星期三在华盛顿对记者说，美国尽管认为任何人都不应违反法律，但同时信奉言论和集会自由。 佩里诺说，中国上周末提出与流亡国外的西藏精神领袖达赖喇嘛的代表对话，美国为此感到鼓舞。她还表示，她相信达赖喇嘛能够帮助中国缓和西藏的紧张局势。 星期二，西藏的一个法院判处被控参与动乱的30名藏族人徒刑，刑期从三年到终身监禁不等。 |
Chinese Authorities Link Train Crash to Olympic Construction
(中国当局指火车相撞与奥运建设有关)
Chinese officials say railway construction ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics played a role in a deadly train crash this week in eastern China that killed 71 people and injured more than 400. Investigators say one of the trains was traveling more than 131 kilometers-per-hour when it derailed (near the city of Zibo in Shandong province) and rammed into another train. A Zibo city spokesman (Li Chenggang) told reporters today (Wednesday) that the railway line in the area is being upgraded ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games. He said a new line will make the traffic between Jinan and the coastal city of Qingdao much faster. Qingdao is the site of the sailing competition for the Summer Games. Government investigators tell Chinese state media that train operators were told to slow down at the section of the track under construction before the accident took place. | 中国官员说，2008年北京奥运之前的铁路建设与中国东部本星期发生致命火车相撞事故存有些关联。那次事故造成71死亡，400多受伤。 调查人员说，其中一列火车在脱轨并撞上另一列火车时，时速超过131公里。淄博市政府发言人今天(星期三)对记者说，在北京奥运前，当地这段铁路正在进行提升工然b。 他表示，一条新铁路将大大加快济南和沿海城市青岛之间的交通。北京奥运的帆船比赛将在青岛举行。 政府调查人员对中国官方媒体说，事故发生前，在事故发生前，火车司机曾被告知在这段整修路段上减速。 |
星期二 (04292008)
Rights Group: Chinese Lawyers Face Harassment, Restrictions
(人权组织：中国律师面临骚扰、限制)
A U.S.-based human rights group says lawyers working in China are facing increasing difficulties including harassment and jail for defending suspects and handling sensitive cases. In a report today (Tuesday), Human Rights Watch says lawyers handling cases that challenge the ruling Chinese Communist Party have been detained or arrested. In one recent example, the report says lawyers who offered to defend Tibetan protesters accused of involvement in the recent unrest in Tibet were warned by the Chinese Ministry of Justice. The report says the lawyers were told they could face | 总部设在美国的一个人权组织说，在中国工作的律师在为犯罪嫌疑人辩护以及经办敏感案件时，面临越来越大的困难，包括受到骚扰和监禁。人权观察今天(星期二)发表的报告说，经办挑战执政的中国共产党的案件的律师遭到拘留或逮捕。 报告说，最近的一个例子是，提出愿意为被控参与最近西藏骚乱的抗议者辩护的律师受到中国司法部的警告。报告说，这些律师被告知，他们可能受到纪律处分或不能更新执照。 |
China Imprisons 30 Over Tibetan Unrest
(中国就西藏骚乱监禁三十人 )
Chinese state media say a court in Tibet has sentenced 30 people for terms of three years to life for their roles in deadly riots and violence in the region last month. The official Xinhua news agency says (today/Tuesday) the Intermediate People's Court of Lhasa sentenced three of the men to life in prison. China says a total of 18 innocent civilians and one police officer died after several days of rare peaceful protests in Lhasa turned violent on March 14th. It is difficult to verify the numbers as China has barred reporters from Lhasa since shortly after Tibet's Indian-based government-in-exile said today that it now estimates at least 203 Tibetans were killed in a crackdown by Chinese forces on anti-government protesters and rioters. | 中国官方媒体说，西藏一个法庭判处30人3年到终身监禁，罪名是上个月参与西藏地区造成人员伤亡的骚乱和暴力。官方的新华社星期二说，拉萨中级人民法院将3名男子判处终身监禁。 在拉萨罕见的几天和平抗议3月14号转向暴力后，中国说，总共有18名无辜平民和一名警察死亡。伤亡数字难以证实，因为骚乱发生后，中国禁止记者前往拉萨。 设在印度的西藏流亡政府说，它估计在中国安全部队在镇压反政府抗议者和参与暴乱者的过程b中，至少有203人死亡。 |
星期一 (04282008)
Senior Taiwanese Politician to Meet Chinese President
(台湾资深政界人士将会晤中国国家主席)
A senior Taiwanese politician has arrived in China where he is expected to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao. China's official Xinhua news agency reports that Lien Chan, the honorary chairman of Taiwan's Nationalist Party, arrived in Beijing today (Monday) for what is being called a private visit. Lien Chan is traveling with his wife, business leaders and former politicians. In addition to Beijing, Lien will visit Chongqing (Sichuan province) and Wuhan (Hubei province) for sightseeing. His visit comes a little more than a month after the Nationalist Party won the presidential election in Taiwan. President-elect Ma Ying-jeou supports stronger business and transportation ties with China. Since the March election, hopes have been running high in Taiwan that the two sides may be able to put aside their political differences and boost economic ties. | 台湾一名资深政界人士抵达中国大陆，预计将会晤中国国家主席胡锦涛。 中国官方新华社报导说，台湾国民党名誉主席连战今天(星期一)抵达北京进行所称的私人访问。随同连战访问的有他的妻子、商界领袖和前政界人士。 访问北京后，连战还将前往重庆和武汉观光。在连战这次访问的一个多月前，国民党赢得台湾总统选举。 台湾当选总统马英九支持与中国大陆加强经贸和三通关系。3月选举以来，在台湾，对两岸或许能够把政治分歧放在一边，促进经济往来的期待高涨。 |
US Aircraft Carrier Kitty Hawk Docks in Hong Kong
(美“小鹰号”航空母舰靠港香港)
The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk docked in Hong Kong today (Monday) for the first time since Beijing canceled a visit last November. U.S. Rear Admiral Richard Wren said that while the November episode was a disappointment, he was delighted to be back. He said the United States is still not completely satisfied with China's explanation of why the USS Kitty Hawk was denied entry in November. Beijing says it denied the Kitty Hawk entry to Hong Kong because it had not followed correct procedures and did not have proper clearances. | 美国航空母舰“小鹰号”今天(星期一)在香港停泊，自从北京去年11月取消“小鹰号”访港以来，这是首次访问香港。美国海军少将雷恩说，去年11月发生的事令人失望，不过，他为这次重返香港感到高兴。他表示，美国仍然不完全满意中国对去年11月拒绝“小鹰号”进入香港所做的解释。 北京说，当时拒绝“小鹰号”进入香港，是因为“小鹰号”没有遵循正确的程序，而且没有获得正常核准。 |
星期五 (04252008)
Indonesia Holds Massive Bird Flu Drill
(印尼开展大规模禽流感演习)
The head of the European Commission says he is opposed to any boycott of the upcoming Beijing Olympic games because of the ongoing crisis in Tibet. Jose Manuel Barroso expressed his views Friday after talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing. Mr. Barroso says he and Mr. Wen had frank discussions on Tibet, and that he hoped to "see positive developments soon." Tensions have grown between both sides since China's harsh crackdown of anti-government protesters last month. The European Parliament had urged EU leaders to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games in August unless Chinese leaders hold talks with Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. But Mr. Barroso says the games must be successful because they celebrate the world's youth. | 欧盟委员会负责人说，他反对因为西藏目前的危机而对即将到来的北京奥运会进行任何抵制。巴罗索星期五在北京与中国总理温家宝举行会谈之后表达了上述观点。他说，他和温家宝坦率地讨论了西藏问题，他希望“很快看到积极的进展”。 中国上个月严厉镇压西藏反政府抗议人士之后，中国与欧盟之间的关系趋于紧张。欧洲议会敦促欧盟国家领导人抵制今年8月北京奥运会的开幕式，除非中国领导人与西藏精神领袖达赖喇嘛举行会谈。但是巴罗索说，奥运会必须要办成功，因为奥运是为世界年轻人举办的活动。 |
Indonesia Holds Massive Bird Flu Drill
(印尼开展大规模禽流感演习)
Indonesia has launched a massive bird flu drill to prepare for the possibility of a human-to-human outbreak of the deadly virus. The drill began Friday and involved a simulated outbreak of a pandemic of the disease. The exercise, which ends Sunday, began with a man contracting the disease on the resort island of Bali and will culminate with officials trying to prevent infected travelers from leaving the country and taking the virus overseas. Most bird flu cases involve contact with infected poultry. Experts fear the virus could eventually mutate and be spread from human contact. Bird flu has hit Indonesia harder than any other country in the world, and its 107 deaths from the disease account for nearly half of the global total. | 印度尼西亚开展了一项预防禽流感可能在人与人之间传播的大规模演习。演习从星期五开始到星期天结束。这次演习模拟禽流感的大规模爆发。演习内容从一个人在旅游胜地巴厘岛感染上了禽流感病毒开始，演习的高潮是政府官员试图防止受感染的游客出国把病毒带到国外。 绝大多数的禽流感病例都与直接接触受到感染的禽鸟有关。专家担心，禽流感病毒将来可能发生变异，使它能通过人与人的接触而广泛流传。印度尼西亚发生禽流感的情况比世界上任何国家都严重。印度尼西亚已经有107人死于禽流感，大约相当与全球死于禽流感人数的一半。 |
星期四 (04242004)
Former French PM Criticizes Paris Honor for Dalai Lama
(法国前总理批评巴黎授予达赖喇嘛荣誉)
A former French prime minister has criticized the mayor of Paris for honoring Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. In comments to Chinese state-media today (Thursday) in Beijing, Jean-Pierre Raffarin said Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe's He was referring to the mayor's approval of a Paris city council decision to grant the Dalai Lama honorary French citizenship -- a move he said had hurt France's efforts to mend strained ties with China. | 一位法国前总理就授予西藏流亡精神领袖达赖喇嘛荣誉市民批评巴黎市长。拉法兰星期四在北京对中国官方媒体说，巴黎市市长贝特朗-德拉诺埃的举动是一个政治错误。 他指的是巴黎市长批准巴黎市议会决定授予达赖喇嘛荣誉法国公民称号。他说，这一举动损害法国修补与中国紧张关系的努力。 |
Chinese Supporters, Protesters Gather in Australia for Olympic Torch Relay
(中国的支持者和抗议者云集澳大利亚奥运火炬传递)
The Australian leg of the Olympic torch relay was successfully completed today (Thursday) in the capital city of Canberra without major incident. About 80 runners carried the torch along the heavily guarded 16-kilometer route. Authorities increased security to prevent a repeat of chaotic demonstrations that marred the torch's relay in London and Paris. Thousands of supporters waving Chinese flags easily outnumbered protesters carrying Tibetan flags or placards criticizing Beijing's human rights record. Authorities say clashes broke out between the two groups, and at least five people were arrested, including one man who leaped from the crowd into the path of a torch carrier. | 澳大利亚的奥运火炬传递星期四在首都堪培拉成功地完成，没有发生重大事件。大约80名火炬手沿着16公里长的戒备森严的路线传递火炬。当局加强了安全部署，防止在伦敦和巴黎发生的混乱抗议活动重演。 数以千计挥舞中国国旗的支持者远远超过高举西藏旗帜或抗议北京人权记录标语牌的抗议者的人数。当局说，双方之间爆发了肢体冲突，至少7人被捕，其中包括一名从人群中跳进了火炬接力通道的男子。 |
星期三 (04232008)
Olympic Torch Arrives in Australia
(奥运火炬抵达澳大利亚)
The Olympic flame has arrived in Australia for Thursday's Canberra leg of the torch relay, as the city prepares for major protests. A flight carrying the flame from Jakarta arrived Wednesday at a military airfield outside the Australian capital. Australian Aborigines played traditional music at a welcoming ceremony before the torch was taken to a secret location. Pro-Tibet activists used lasers to project the words "Don't Torch Tibet" onto a bridge in Sydney. China's ambassador to Australia Zhang Junsai told a local television station Tuesday that Chinese flame attendants will protect the flame with their bodies if it is attacked. But Canberra's top security official later confirmed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's previous statement that the Chinese attendants will not be performing a security role. China's official English-language newspaper, the China Daily, published an article by a deputy editor and Olympic torch spokesman defending the torch attendants. | 在堪培拉市准备应对大规模抗议之际，奥运火炬抵达澳大利亚，星期四在堪培拉举行火炬传递。载着火炬的飞机星期三从雅加达飞抵澳大利亚首都郊外的一个军用机场。澳大利亚原住民在欢迎仪式上演奏传统音乐，然后火炬被送到一个秘密地点。 支持西藏的活动人士用激光束在悉尼的一座大桥上打出“不要焚烧西藏”的字样。 中国驻澳大利亚大使章均赛星期二告诉当地一家电视台说，如果火炬受到攻击，中国的火炬护卫人员将用他们的身体保护它。但是，堪培拉负责安全的最高官员后来确认了澳大利亚总理陆克文先前的中国火炬护卫者将不会参与火炬传递保安工作的声明。 中国官方的英文中国日报刊登了该报一位副总编及奥运火炬传递活动发言人的一篇文章，为奥运火炬护卫人员进行辩护。 |
US Warships to Arrive in Hong Kong
(美战舰将抵达香港)
The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk will dock in Hong Kong within the next few days, five months after it was denied entry by China. A spokesman for the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong says seven-thousand sailors from the carrier and six support ships will make the port call. The carrier battle group was scheduled to dock in Hong Kong last November until it was informed that Beijing would not let it enter its waters. The decision was later reversed, but the vessels were already on their way back to their home ports. Thousands of U.S. sailors were unable to meet with family members who had flown to Hong Kong to celebrate the American holiday of Thanksgiving. Since the Kitty Hawk incident, two U.S warships have visited Hong Kong this year. | 美国“小鹰号”航空母舰在被中国拒绝入境5个月之后，将在未来几天内停靠香港。美国驻香港总领事馆发言人说，“小鹰号”航母和6艘辅助舰只上的7000名水兵将停靠香港。 去年11月，“小鹰号”航母战斗群原预定停靠香港，但被告知北京不准它进入中国水域。后来，北京改变了决定，但这些战舰已经在返回基地港口的途中。 数以千计的水兵因此无法与已经飞抵香港庆祝美国感恩节假日的亲人会面。自从“小鹰号”事件后，今年已经有两艘美国战舰停靠过香港。 |
星期五 (04182008)
China Calls on Citizens to Tone Down Nationalist Fervor
(中国呼吁民众降低民族主义热情)
China is urging its citizens to cool their anger over international protests of the government's crackdown of anti-Chinese protests in Tibet. A number of Web sites have been created in China calling for boycotts of French goods after pro-Tibet protesters disrupted last week's Beijing Olympic torch relay in Paris. The state-run Xinhua news agency issued an official commentary Thursday calling on Chinese to channel their "patriotic zeal" towards economic development. Angry students and citizens staged violent anti-U.S. protests in 1999 after the Chinese embassy in Belgrade was mistakenly bombed by NATO warplanes. | 中国当局敦促民众降低对国际社会抗议中国政府在西藏镇压反政府抗议活动的愤怒情绪。在亲西藏的抗议人士上星期干扰了巴黎奥运火炬接力活动之后，一些网站在中国创建，呼吁抵制法国货。 官方新华社星期四发表官方评论，呼吁中国人将他们的“爱国热情”用在发展经济上。这篇评论看来是在延续过去的一种模式，就是北京允许民众表达对境外机构的愤怒，然后在民众情绪失控之前又争取收紧对他们的控制。 1999年北约军机误炸中国驻贝尔格莱德大使馆之后，愤怒的中国学生和民众发动了反美暴力抗议活动。 |
South African Union Refuses To Unload Zimbabwe Weapons
(南非工会拒绝为津巴布韦武器卸货)
South Africa's main transport union says its workers will not unload a Chinese ship carrying weapons meant for the Zimbabwean army. Randall Howard, a spokesman for the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union, said today (Friday) that South The union position is at odds with the South African government, which said on Thursday that it could not interfere with the vessel or the arms. The ship (the An Yue Jiang) is currently anchored outside the port of Durban waiting to dock. Local media reports say the cargo includes ammunition, mortars, and rocket-propelled grenades for the Zimbabwean military. The military backs Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who is fighting to retain power after the country's disputed March 29th presidential election. | 南非主要交通运输工会说，工会工人将不为一艘装有为津巴布韦军队提供武器的中国船只卸货。南非交通联合工人工会发言人霍华德星期五说，在津巴布韦政治局势动荡之际，南非不能被视为助长武器流入津巴布韦。 工会的立场与南非政府立场相左。南非政府星期四说，政府不能干涉船只或者武器。 这艘船只目前正在德班港外停泊，等待进港。当地媒体报导说，船上货物包括为津巴布韦军方提供的弹药、迫击炮和火箭助推榴弹(火箭筒)。 津巴布韦军方支持穆加贝总统。在津巴布韦3月29号有争议的总统选举之后，穆加贝正设法维持权利。 |
星期四 (04172008)
U.S. House Act Relieves Debt of Poor Countries
(美众院法案减免贫困国家债务)
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a measure designed to support debt forgiveness for some of the world's poorest nations. The House approved the measure on a 285 to 132 vote Wednesday. The bill would begin the process of debt relief for 24 of the world's poorest nations. While not specifically authorizing debt cancellation, the proposal would instruct the U.S. government to negotiate with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on debt owed by poor nations. Under the measure, nine nations with billions of dollars in debt would be immediately eligible for the program while 15 others would be eligible once further reforms are implemented. Lawmakers say nations must meet certain standards to qualify for the program, including demonstrating commitments to human rights, transparent governance and fighting terrorism. The bill passed with bipartisan support and there is a similar measure moving through the Senate. | 美国国会众议院批准一项法案，旨在减免世界上一些最贫困国家的债务。众议院星期三以285票比132票通过了这项法案。法案将启动有关程序，以减少24个世界最贫困国家的债务。虽然这项法案没有特别授权免除债务，但法案指示美国政府与世界银行和国际货币基金组织就贫苦国家所欠债务的问题进行谈判。 根据这项法案，拖欠了数十亿美元债务的9个贫困国家立即有资格享受减债待遇，其他15个国家则必须实行进一步改革，才可以享受这一待遇。众议员说，债务国家必须达到某些标准才能享受这项减债计划，包括展示改善人权、提高治理透明度和打击恐怖主义的决心。法案获得了两党议员的支持。参议院在审核一项类似的法案。 |
Korea Charges Chairman of Samsung
(韩起诉三星董事长)
Special prosecutors in South Korea have indicted Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on charges of tax evasion and breach of trust. The charges against Lee, announced Thursday in Seoul, were brought in connection with a three-month probe of alleged corruption at South Korea's biggest family-run conglomerates, known as "chaebol." But prosecutors say they will not place the 66-year-old Lee under arrest. The probe was launched in January after Samsung's former chief attorney said the company had created a special slush fund to bribe government officials. Lee was summoned before the special prosecutors twice this month to testify. The special prosecutors cleared the company of the bribery allegations, but acknowledged there was a conspiracy at the firm to illegally transfer control of Samsung to Lee's son, and to hide billions of dollars of his assets. The company released a statement Thursday apologizing for the scandal. It says it will announce new reform plans next week | 韩国特别检察官依逃税和背弃公众信任罪正式起诉三星集团董事长李健熙。检察官星期四在首尔宣布了这项起诉。这项起诉与韩国这家最大的家族集团因腐败指控而接受当局3个月的调查有关。在韩国，这种大型家族集团又称为“财阀”。不过，检察官说，他们不会逮捕今年66岁的李健熙。 在检方今年元月开始调查之前，三星集团前首席律师说，公司方面曾设有一个特别基金专门用来贿赂政府官员。特别检察官本月两次传唤李健熙作证。特别检察官后来查明三星集团没有行贿犯罪，但是说该公司曾策划将三星集团的控制权非法转交给李健熙的儿子，并隐瞒李健熙数十亿美元的资产。三星集团星期四发表一份声明，对公司丑闻表达歉意。声明还说，三星集团将在下星期宣布新的改革方案。 |
星期三 (04162008)
CNN Apologizes for Commentator's Critical Remarks of China
(CNN为评论员批评中国言论道歉)
The U.S.-based Cable News Network has issued an apology after one of its on-air commentators said China was being run by a "bunch of goons and thugs." A statement released by CNN Wednesday said it was neither Jack Cafferty's nor the network's intent to offend the Chinese people. The network said Cafferty last week was offering his opinion of the Chinese government, not China's people. Cafferty also described Chinese exports as "junk with the lead paint on them and the poisoned pet food." Beijing had demanded an apology for his remarks. China has criticized Western news organizations for what it says is slanted coverage of the government's crackdown on protests in Tibet. | 总部设在美国的有线电视新闻网CNN在一名电视评论员说中国在“一群蠢货和恶棍”治理下之后发表道歉声明。CNN星期三发表的一项声明说，评论员杰克.卡弗蒂以及电视台都无意冒犯中国人民。CNN电视网说，卡弗蒂上星期是发表对中国政府的评论而不是中国人民。 卡弗蒂还将中国出口产品描述成是“油漆带铅的垃圾货和有毒的宠物食品”。北京要求就他的这番评论道歉。 中国批评西方新闻机构对当局所说的政府镇压西藏抗议活动进行有偏向的报导。 |
Chinese Economy Slows in First Three Months of 2008, Inflation on Rise
(中国经济2008年头三个月减缓，通胀上升)
China says its economy suffered only a mild setback in the first quarter of 2008, and remains resilient despite inflation and the worsening global credit crisis. Figures released Wednesday by the government's National Bureau of Statistics shows China's economy expanded by 10-point-six percent between January and March, compared to just over 11-percent for the same period last year. The bureau says consumer prices climbed eight-point-three percent in March, down from February's mark of eight-point-seven percent -- the highest inflation rate in nearly 12 years. The price increases are blamed in part on fierce snowstorms in January and February that disrupted factory production and destroyed crops. Beijing fears rising inflation could spark a public backlash that will lead to social unrest. | 中国说，中国经济在2008年第1季度仅仅遭受微小挫折，虽然物价上涨而且全球信贷危机不断恶化，但仍然保持活力。 中国国家统计局星期三公布的数字显示，在今年1月到3月，中国经济增长了10.6%，低于去年同期的11%。 国家统计局说，消费者价格3月份攀升8.3%，比2月份8.7%的有所下降。2月份的上涨率是将近12年来的最高点。价格升高的部分原因被指是由于1月份和2月份的严重暴雪导致工厂停工，庄稼被毁。 北京担心通货膨胀日益升高会引发公众不满，导致社会动乱。国家统计局一名发言人说，中国将继续奉行紧缩货币政策。 |
星期二 (04152008)
Bush Orders $200 Million Increase in Food Aid
(布什令增加两亿美元食品援助)
President Bush has ordered a 200-million dollar increase in U.S. emergency food aid for needy countries worldwide. The White House issued a statement Monday saying the additional aid will address the impact of rising food prices. Rising prices have been blamed for food shortages and social unrest. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that the rapidly escalating crisis of food availability around the world has reached emergency proportions. He urged both immediate and long-term measures to tackle the global food crisis. Earlier, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said President Bush is "very concerned" and that he has ordered U.S. government agencies see what more can be done to help. | 美国总统布什下令为全世界贫穷国家增加2亿美元紧急粮食援助。白宫星期一发表声明说，增加的援助是为了应对粮食涨价带来的影响。价格上涨导致了食品短缺和社会动荡。 联合国秘书长潘基文星期一说，全球各地迅速加剧的粮食危机已经达到紧急的程度。他敦促采取紧急和长期措施处理全球食品危机。 白宫发言人佩里诺早些时候说，布什总统“非常关注”，并已经下令美国政府有关部门研究如何能进一步提供帮助。 |
North Korea Marks Birthday of Late Leader, Promotes 35 Generals
(北韩纪念已故领袖冥辰，晋升三十五名将军)
North Korean leader Kim Jung Il marked one of the communist country's biggest national holidays Tuesday, the birthday of his late father, by promoting 35 generals. North Korea's state media reported that Kim promoted two officers to lieutenant general and 33 others to major general to mark the holiday. Kim often uses major holidays such as birthdays to promote military generals, the backbone of his leadership. Kim's father, Kim Il Sung died in 1994 at the age of 82, but still holds the title of "eternal president." The younger Kim took over the country after his father's death and has maintained a strong personality cult, despite North Korea's collapsing economy and a famine in the mid-1990s that left hundreds of thousands dead. | 北韩领导人金正日星期二晋升35名将军，纪念这个共产党国家的主要节日之一、他已故父亲的生日。北韩官方媒体报导说，金正日为庆祝这个节日，提拔了两名中将和33名少将。金正日经常利用诸如生日之类的重大节日提拔军事将领，这些人是他领导层的中坚力量。 金正日的父亲金日成死于1994年，终年82岁，但仍然保留着“不朽的主席”的称呼。 金正日在父亲死后接管了北韩。尽管北韩濒于崩溃的经济以及1990年代中期爆发造成数十万人死亡的饥荒，金正日依然维持着强烈个人崇拜。 |
星期一 (04142008)
World Bank Chief Urges Action on Food Prices
(世行行长促针对粮价采取行动)
The President of the World Bank Robert Zoellickhas urged immediate action to deal with rising food prices that have caused hunger and violence in several countries. Robert Zoellick appealed Sunday for the international community to carry out its commitments to help hungry people. Zoellick spoke at a meeting of world lenders in Washington. Zoellick said the food situation is not only a matter of short term need, but one that could also affect future generations. In recent months, rising food prices have led to violent protests in several countries, including Egypt, Haiti and the Philippines. The food crisis was among the issues discussed at a two-day meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. IMF chief Dominique Strauss Kahn warned Saturday that rising food prices could have dire consequences for people in developing countries. | 世界银行行长佐立克敦促国际社会立即采取行动，处理食品价格上涨的问题。若干国家由于食品价格上涨而出现饥饿和暴力。佐立克星期天呼吁国际社会履行他们的承诺，帮助饥民。佐立克在华盛顿举行的世界领导人会议上发表了讲话。佐立克说，食品问题不仅仅是一个短期的需求问题，而且也是一个可能会影响未来几代人的问题。 最近几个月来，食品价格的上涨在几个国家引发暴力抗议，其中包括埃及、海地和菲律宾。食品危机是世界银行和国际货币基金组织为期两天的会议讨论的议题之一。国际货币基金组织总裁卡恩星期六警告说，食品价格上涨可能会对发展中国家的人民产生惨重的后果。 |
Olympic Torch Arrives in Oman
(奥运火炬抵达阿曼)
The Olympic torch arrived in Oman Monday where it is expected to have a protest-free visit - the torch's sole Middle East stop on its way to Beijing. At a low-key ceremony in the capital, Muscat, the sports minister and representatives of the Chinese diplomatic mission greeted the torch upon its arrival from Tanzania. Last week, the torch relay drew large and chaotic protests in London, Paris and San Francisco. Recent stops of the Olympic torch in Buenos Aires and Tanzania passed without major incident. Dozens of Omani athletes will carry the torch on a 20-kilometer route Monday through Muscat and along its scenic waterfront. The torch's next stop will be the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. Several legs of the international torch relay have had to be rerouted and shortened to ensure security.
| 奥运火炬星期一抵达阿曼，预计这是一次不会出现任何抗议活动的行程，也是奥运火炬在前往北京途中在中东地区唯一停留的一站。在首都马斯喀特一个低调仪式上，阿曼体育大臣和中国外交使团的代表迎接从坦桑尼亚前来的火炬。火炬接力上星期在伦敦、巴黎和旧金山时引发大规模和混乱的抗议活动。 奥运火炬最近经过布宜诺斯艾利斯和达累斯萨拉姆时都没有遇到波折。星期一，几十名阿曼运动员将高举火炬，穿越马斯喀特全城，沿著风景如画的河边大道进行20公里长的火炬接力活动。奥运火炬的下一站是巴基斯坦首都伊斯兰堡。国际接力活动在几个站点都被迫改变线路并缩短行程，以确保安全。 |
星期五 (04122008)
UN Food Agency Predicts Huge Price Increase For Cereal
(联合国粮农组织预测谷物价格将飙涨)
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization predicts a 56 percent increase in the price of cereals imported to the world's poorest nations this year, with an even sharper rise in parts of Africa. There was already a more than one-third increase in the 2006-2007 crop year. The Food and Agriculture Organization blames the price hike on depleted grain reserves, and the rising cost of oil and shipping. The U.N. agency is offering technical assistance to many nations, and asking donor countries to increase donations and reprogram aid from other areas. The FAO says food shortages affect 37 countries, and food riots have hit at least 10 nations in the past month. | 联合国粮农组织预测，世界最贫穷国家今年进口的谷类价格将增长56%，非洲一些地区粮价飙升的幅度将会更大。在2006到2007的产粮年头里，粮食价格已经增长了三分之一以上。联合国粮农组织把粮价飞涨归咎于粮食储备的枯竭以及石油价格与运输费用的增长。 联合国粮农组织正在向很多国家提供技术援助，并要求捐赠国增加捐助，并从其他项目调拨援助。联合国粮农组织说，粮食短缺影响37个国家，在过去一个月里至少10个国家爆发了与粮食有关的骚乱。 |
Germany Marks 75th Anniversary of Hitler Dictatorship
(德国悼75年前希特勒开始独裁)
Germany's parliament Thursday marked the 75th anniversary of the passage of the Enabling Act -- the law that gave Nazi leader Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Horst Koehler attended the remembrance. Many of the lawmakers wore black to mourn the death of German democracy in 1933. They also heard a recording of the parliamentary debate when the only lawmaker to speak out against granting Hitler total power -- Social Democrat Otto Wels -- told the Nazis that they can take away freedom, but not honor. Parliament allowed Hitler to issue laws without its approval two months after he was appointed German chancellor, turning Germany into a militaristic police state. By the time the Nazi regime collapsed 12 years later at the end of World War Two, tens of millions of people in Europe and the Soviet Union were dead, including six million Jews murdered in Nazi death camps. | 德国议会星期四纪念授权法案通过75周年，这个法案让纳粹领袖阿道夫.希特勒获得独裁统治。德国总理默克尔和总统霍斯特.克勒出席了纪念仪式。很多议员都身穿黑色服装，悼念1933年德国民主的消亡。他们还聆听了当年议会的辩论录音。在那次辩论中，唯一发言反对授予希特勒全部权力的德国社会民主党议员奥托.韦尔斯对纳粹成员说，他们可以夺去自由，但不能夺去尊严。 德国议会在希特勒被任命为总理两个月后批准他可以不经议会批准而颁布法令，德国轮为一个军警国家。12年后二战结束，纳粹政权垮台。至此，欧洲和苏联共有数千万人死亡，包括在纳粹集中营中被杀害的600万犹太人。 |
星期四 (04102008)
President Bush Orders a Suspension of U.S. Troop Withdrawals from Iraq
(布什将下令美军暂停从伊撤军)
President Bush has ordered a suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq after July and shortened tours for incoming troops. In a major speech on the war at the White House Thursday, Mr. Bush defended his war policy, saying it has reduced sectarian violence and civilian and military deaths. | 美国布什总统下令7月以后美军暂停撤离伊拉克，并缩短新派美军的轮换期。布什星期四在白宫发表的重要讲话中位他的伊拉克战争政策进行了辩护。他说这项政策减少了教派间的暴力以及平民和军队的伤亡。 他说，由于15个月前开始的美军增兵，美国和伊拉克的军队在战争中先发制人，恢复了取得胜利的希望。但是布什总统承认，目前仍存在麻烦，包括基地组织以及伊朗支持的武装。 布什总统接受驻伊拉克美军最高指挥官彼得雷乌克斯提出的建议。彼得雷乌斯将军说，美军应该7月开始暂停撤离伊拉克，让指挥官有时间对安全状况进行评估。按照这一计划，预计美国11月选出新总统后，还会有大约14万美军留在伊拉克。 |
Japan Executes Four Condemned Inmates
(日本处决四名死刑犯)
Japanese officials say four convicted murderers were executed Thursday. These are the first multiple executions since Japan ended a moratorium on the death penalty in 1993. Japan's criminal justice system is extremely secretive. Condemned inmates are often executed without prior notice. | 日本官员说，4名被判刑的杀人犯星期四被处决。这是日本自1993年终止暂停死刑后，第一次处决多名犯人。日本刑事司法制度非常隐秘。当局通常不事先发出公告就对死刑犯执行死刑。 |
星期三 (04092008)
Australian PM Acknowledges Human Rights Abuses in Tibet
(澳大利亚总统提及西藏存在侵犯人权)
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says there are "significant" human rights problems in Tibet. Mr. Rudd made those comments Wednesday in a speech to students at Beijing University at the start of a four-day trip to China. The Australian premier says Canberra recognizes China's sovereignty over Tibet, and called on all sides to "avoid silence" and enter negotiations to find a lasting solution. Mr. Rudd also repeated his opposition to a boycott of the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Similar comments by Mr. Rudd during his visit to the United States last week upset Chinese officials, who filed official complaints with Australian diplomats in both Beijing and Canberra. | 澳大利亚总理陆克文说，西藏有“相当大的”人权问题。陆克文星期三在开始为期四天中国访问之际，向北京大学的学生发表演讲时做出上述评论。这位澳大利亚总理说，堪培拉当局承认中国对西藏拥有主权，并呼吁所有各方打破沉默，进行谈判，找到一个持久的解决办法。陆克文还重申他反对抵制即将到来的北京奥运会。 陆克文上星期在美国访问时发表的类似言论，让中国官员感到不快。他们向在北京和堪培拉的澳大利亚外交官员提出了正式抱怨。 |
San Francisco Braces for Protests During Olympic Torch Relay's North American Leg
(旧金山应对奥运火炬北美地区传递期间抗议活动)
San Francisco police are preparing for demonstrations during Wednesday's Olympic torch relay after protests during the London and Paris legs. Pro-Tibet organizations say they have told activists to demonstrate peacefully and not disrupt Wednesday's torch journey. The Olympic torch arrived in San Francisco early Tuesday morning and is being kept in a secret location until the start of Wednesday's almost 10 kilometer relay journey. A spokesman for the torch relay committee in San Francisco said Tuesday that one runner had dropped out. ome members of the city's large Chinese American community said they are proud China was chosen to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. On Tuesday, several hundred activists Tuesday marched to express their concern about China's crackdown in Tibet and other human rights issues. Nobel prize winner and former Archbishop of South Africa Desmond Tutu and U.S. actor and pro-Tibet activist Richard Gere took part in a prayer vigil Tuesday evening calling attention to China's crackdown in Tibet. | 旧金山市警方在为星期三奥运火炬传递时发生示威活动作准备。此前，火炬传递在经过伦敦和巴黎时遇到抗议活动。 支持西藏的组织说，他们已经告诉活动人士要和平地示威，不要干扰星期三的火炬传递活动。奥运火炬星期二清晨抵达旧金山，被保存在一个秘密地点，直到星期三大约10公里的火炬接力开始。 旧金山火炬传递委员会的一位发言人星期二说，有一名接力传递成员退出了这项活动。旧金山人数众多的美籍华人社区中的一些人说，他们为选择中国主办2008年夏季奥运会感到骄傲。 星期二，几百名活动人士举行示威，表示他们对中国在西藏的镇压和其他人权问题的关注。诺贝尔奖得主、前南非大主教图图和支持西藏的活动人士、美国演员理查德.基尔星期二晚上参加了一项祈祷活动，呼吁关注中国在西藏的镇压。 |
星期二 (04082008)
Olympic Officials Discuss International Leg of Beijing Olympics Relay
(奥林匹克官员讨论北京奥运火炬全球接力)
Olympic officials are discussing the possibility of ending the international torch relay for the 2008 Olympic Games, which has been plagued by persistent protests since it was first lit last month. International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge told reporters Tuesday that committee members will discuss ending the international leg of the 2008 relay at a meeting in Beijing this week. He did not predict an outcome. Rogge said he was deeply saddened by the recent protests in London and Paris and voiced concern about the torch moving through San Francisco on Wednesday. The torch arrived in California early Tuesday, a day after protesters scaled the famous Golden Gate bridge to hang banners supporting Tibetan freedom from China. | 国际奥委会官员正在讨论结束2008年北京奥运火炬的全球接力传递活动的可能性。自从奥运火炬上个月点燃后，火炬接力活动不断遭到抗议活动的干扰。 国际奥委会主席雅克.罗格星期二对记者说，奥委会成员这个星期在北京开会时，将讨论结束2008奥运会的全球火炬接力活动。不过，他没有预测任何结果。罗格说，伦敦和巴黎的抗议让他深感难过。他还对火炬星期三经过旧金山表示担心。 火炬星期二早上抵达加利福尼亚州。在火炬抵达前一天，抗议者攀缘著名的金门大桥，悬挂支持西藏自由的条幅。 |
China Bans Matches and Lighters on Domestic Flights
(中国国内航班禁带火柴和打火机)
China has banned passengers from bringing matches and lighters on board domestic flights in the latest air security measures taken ahead of the Olympic games. The Civil Aviation Administration of China made the announcement on its Web site Monday. Authorities already require travelers to remove their shoes while going through airport security, and have banned most liquids from being taken on board an aircraft. Officials said late last month that a 19-year-old woman with an ethnic Uighur background confessed that she tried to start a fire in a plane's toilet by igniting a soda can filled with gasoline on a domestic flight from Urumqi to Beijing. The plot was discovered and no one was hurt. | 中国禁止国内航班乘客携带火柴和打火机登机，这是奥运会开幕之前采取的最新航空安全措施。 中国民航总局星期一在其网站上宣布了这一规定。当局已经要求乘客在经过机场安检时脱掉鞋子，并禁止携带多数液体物质登机。 有关官员上个月末说，一名19岁的维吾尔族女子承认试图在一架从乌鲁木齐飞往北京的国内班机的洗手间内点燃装有汽油的饮料罐。这个阴谋被发现，没有人受伤。 |
星期一 (04072008)
Leading US Climate Scientist Warns of Global Warming Crisis
(美权威科学家警告地球暖化危机)
One of the leading climate scientists in the U.S. says a sharp reduction in carbon dioxide emissions is urgently needed to counter what he says is a vastly underestimated global warming problem. The director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, James Hansen, says the world has already reached a "tipping point" for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Hansen says a safe atmospheric concentration level was passed 20 years ago. He and eight co-authors summarized their findings in an article submitted to "Science" magazine. In the article, Hansen and his colleagues call for an immediate moratorium on building coal-fired power plants that do not capture their emissions, and for phasing out existing plants by 2030. | 美国一位权威气候科学家说，目前紧迫需要大幅度减少二氧化碳排放，来应对被严重低估的全球气候变暖问题。 美国宇航局戈达德空间科学研究院主任詹姆斯.汉森说，地球大气层中的二氧化碳已经达到“临界点”。汉森说，大气密度的安全标准20年前就已超过。 汉森和8名共同作者在为“科学”杂志撰写的一篇文章中摘要介绍了他们的研究成果。汉森和他的同事呼吁立即停建不截流废气排放的火力发电站，并在2030年前逐步淘汰现有火力发电站。 |
China, New Zealand Sign Free-Trade Deal
(中国新西兰签署自由贸易协定)
China and New Zealand signed a free-trade agreement Monday. China's signing is the country's first such pact with a developed nation. The signing was witnessed in Beijing by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark. Mr. Wen says the deal will bring the two countries closer and deliver tangible benefits to both sides. | 中国和新西兰星期一签署了一项自由贸易协定，这是中国第一次与发达国家签署这样的协定。中国总理温家宝和新西兰总理海伦.克拉克出席了在北京举行的签字仪式。温家宝说，自由贸易协定将使两国的关系更加密切，跟双方都带来实实在在的利益。 |
星期四 (04032008)
Olympics Assurances
(京奥期间记者可不受审查限制)
The International Olympic Committee says it has received assurances from China's government that journalists will have free access to the Internet and that live television feeds will not be restricted during this year's Games in Beijing. Hein Verbruggen, the head of the IOC inspection team in Beijing, told a news conference Thursday that Internet censorship would be lifted for about 30-thousand accredited and non-accredited journalists to report on the Games. Coordination commission vice chairman Kevan Gosper said the open access would not apply to China's one-point-three billion people. Verbruggen said rights-holding broadcasters would receive live television feeds and would be free to use them as they wish. Recent reports said China planned to bar feeds from places such as Tiananmen Square. Monday's Olympic flame arrival in Tiananmen Square was broadcast with a delay. | 国际奥委会说，已经从中国政府那里得到保证，在今年北京奥运会期间，记者可以自由使用互联网，电视直播传送也不会受到限制。 国际奥委会北京检查小组负责人韦尔布鲁根星期四在记者会上说，报导奥运会的大约3万名持证和非持证记者将不受互联网新闻审查限制。 奥运会协调委员会副主席高斯伯说，有关自由进入互联网措施不适用于中国13亿民众。韦尔布鲁根说，持有转播权的电视台将获得电视直播传送，并可以根据自己的需要随意使用。 最近有报导说，中国计划禁止在天安门广场等地点的直播传送。中国星期一直播了奥运会火炬抵达天安门的场面，但直播有延迟。 |
China to Reopen Tibet to Foreign Tourists on May 1st
(中国5月1号重新向外国旅游者开放西藏)
China says it will reopen Tibet to foreign tourists in May, nearly two months after the remote Himalayan region was sealed off to visitors and reporters following anti-government protests in March. Quoting Tibet's tourism bureau, China's official Xinhua news agency says independent travelers as well as those on group tours would be welcomed back on May first. Chinese authorities began clearing Tibet of foreign tourists and banned reporters from traveling there after rare peaceful protests in mid-March turned violent. The unrest spread to other Tibetan regions in China, and reporters were barred from The announced decision to reopen Tibet to tourists comes as U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson visits China. During meetings with Chinese officials Wednesday, Paulson voiced Washington's concern about the recent violence in Tibet. | 在西藏3月发生反政府抗议，游客和记者被禁止进入这个僻远的喜马拉雅山地区近两个月后，中国表示将于5月重新对外国游客开放西藏。 中国官方新华社援引西藏旅游局官员的话说，从5月1号开始欢迎散客和旅游团观光。 在3月中旬的罕见的和平示威演变为暴力活动后，中国当局开始驱赶在西藏的外国游客，并禁止记者前往采访。骚乱随后又蔓延到中国的其他藏区，记者也被禁止前往这些地区。 中国宣布重新开放西藏旅游的时，正值美国财政部长保尔森访问中国。保尔森星期三在与中国官员会面时表达了华盛顿对西藏最近暴力事件的关注。 |
星期三 (04022008)
Ethnic Muslims Protest in Western China
(中国西部维族穆斯林抗议)
Authorities in China's Muslim-dominated western region of Xinjiang have confirmed protests took place there late March. Media reports initially said the protests occurred over two days in Khotan prefecture. Muslim Uighurs were demanding authorities scrap a possible ban on wearing traditional head scarves. They also called for an end to the torture of ethnic Uighurs and the release of all political prisoners. But authorities blame the demonstrations on "splittist" elements who are trying to establish a separate Islamic nation in Xinjiang. Beijing says Islamic terrorists are operating in the region, citing last month's attempted hijacking of a Chinese passenger plane from Xinjiang by a Muslim woman. Media reports also say the protests began after the death in police custody of a wealthy Uighur jade trader and philanthropist. | 中国穆斯林人口占多数的新疆维吾尔自治区的有关当局证实，3月底发生了抗议活动。媒体最初报导说，抗议发生在和田地区，持续了两天。维族穆斯林要求有关当局撤销一项可能禁止佩戴传统头巾的禁令。他们还要求结束对维吾尔族人的酷刑，并释放所有政治犯。 但是，当局针对这个抗议活动指责试图在新疆建立独立伊斯兰国家的“分离主义分子”。北京声称伊斯兰恐怖分子在新疆地区活动，并提到上个月一名穆斯林妇女试图劫持从新疆起飞的一架中国客机。媒体还报导说，在一个富有的维族玉石商人和慈善家在警方囚禁期间死亡后，发生了抗议活动。 |
Paulson Expresses Concern to Chinese Officials About Tibet
(保尔森对中国官员表达对西藏关注)
Authorities in China's Muslim-dominated western region of Xinjiang have confirmed protests took place there late March. Media reports initially said the protests occurred over two days in Khotan prefecture. Muslim Uighurs were demanding authorities scrap a possible ban on wearing traditional head scarves. They also called for an end to the torture of ethnic Uighurs and the release of all political prisoners. But authorities blame the demonstrations on "splittist" elements who are trying to establish a separate Islamic nation in Xinjiang. Beijing says Islamic terrorists are operating in the region, citing last month's attempted hijacking of a Chinese passenger plane from Xinjiang by a Muslim woman. Media reports also say the protests began after the death in police custody of a wealthy Uighur jade trader and philanthropist. | 中国穆斯林人口占多数的新疆维吾尔自治区的有关当局证实，3月底发生了抗议活动。媒体最初报导说，抗议发生在和田地区，持续了两天。维族穆斯林要求有关当局撤销一项可能禁止佩戴传统头巾的禁令。他们还要求结束对维吾尔族人的酷刑，并释放所有政治犯。 但是，当局针对这个抗议活动指责试图在新疆建立独立伊斯兰国家的“分离主义分子”。北京声称伊斯兰恐怖分子在新疆地区活动，并提到上个月一名穆斯林妇女试图劫持从新疆起飞的一架中国客机。媒体还报导说，在一个富有的维族玉石商人和慈善家在警方囚禁期间死亡后，发生了抗议活动。 |
星期二 (04012008)
Beijing Denies Involvement in China Spy Case
(北京否认卷入中国间谍案)
China is denying any involvement in an espionage case in which a U.S. defense analyst pleaded guilty to passing on classified information to an alleged Chinese government agent. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu says the story is groundless. She says the aim of the case is to stir up fears that China is a threat to the rest of the world. On Monday, U.S. Defense Department analyst Gregg Bergersen pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to delivering classified information about U.S. and Taiwanese military relations to unauthorized persons. Much of the information was related to U.S. military sales to Taiwan. Bergersen told a U.S. court he thought his contact was aligned with Taiwan's defense ministry. Prosecutors say the contact, Tai Shen Kuo of New Orleans, Louisiana, turned the information over to a Chinese national, Yu Xin Kang. Kuo and Kang are in jail awaiting trial. | 中国否认涉嫌一起间谍案。美国国防部一名分析员对把机密情报转交给被指称的中国政府特工的指控认罪。 中国外交部发言人姜瑜说，这个说法毫无根据。姜瑜说，这起间谍案的目的是要激起中国对世界其他地区构成威胁的恐惧。 星期一，美国国防部分析员格雷格.伯格森对一项阴谋把有关美国与台湾军事关系的机密情报交与未获授权人员的指控认罪。情报的许多内容涉及美国对台军售。 伯格森对美国一家法庭说，他以为他的联系人与台湾国防部有关联。检方说，这名联络人、路易斯安纳州新奥尔良的郭台生把相关情报转交给了中国人康育新。目前这两人都在押等待审理。 |
India's Soccer Captain Refuses to Join Beijing Olympic Torch Run
(印度足球队队长拒绝参与北京奥运火炬接力)
India's soccer captain Bhaichung Bhutia says he will not carry the Beijing Olympic torch during its run through the Indian capital of New Delhi later this month. In a letter to the Indian Olympic Association, Bhutia said he is refusing to hold the torch because he wants to show his solidarity with Tibetans and voice his opposition to China's recent crackdown on anti-government protests by Buddhist Bhutia, who is Buddhist, is the second athlete to refuse to run with the torch which set off on its journey around the globe from Beijing on Monday. The Beijing Games torch is scheduled to pass through the Indian capital on April 17th. | 印度国家足球队队长菩提亚表示，在这个月晚些时候北京奥运火炬接力途径印度首都新德里期间，他不会作为火炬手。 菩提亚在给印度奥林匹克协会的一封信中说，他拒绝传递火炬是因为他想展示与藏人团结在一起，并表达对中国最近镇压西藏僧侣反政府抗议的反对。 菩提亚是佛教徒，他是第二名拒绝参加北京奥运火炬接力跑的运动员。奥运火炬全球接力活动星期一从北京开始。北京奥运火炬预计4月17号经过印度首都新德里。 |
星期一 (03312008)
Chinese President Launches Olympic Torch Relay
(中国国家主席胡锦涛启动奥运火炬接力)
Chinese President Hu Jintao officially launched the Olympic torch relay Monday in a ceremony at Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The torch arrived amid tight security from Greece, where Tibetan exiles and human rights activists tried unsuccessfully to disrupt a handover ceremony Sunday. Protests that have disrupted the relay since it began last week are expected to continue as runners carry the torch to major cities across the globe in the run-up to the August Summer Games. The torch is set to pass through Tibet on its way to Mt. Everest. Human rights groups are demanding a ban on that part of the journey, until Beijing agrees to permit an international investigation of the Tibetan unrest. | 中国国家主席胡锦涛星期一在北京天安门举行的仪式上正式宣布启动奥运火炬接力。奥运火炬在严密的保安措施下从希腊抵达北京。在希腊，流亡藏人和人权活动人士星期天曾试图打断一次交接仪式，但是没有成功。 打乱火炬接力的抗议从上星期开始，随着火炬手在8月的夏季奥运会开幕之前跑步穿过全球各地的城市，抗议活动预计还会持续发生。火炬计划途经西藏并抵达埃弗勒斯特峰、也就是珠穆朗玛峰。人权组织要求在北京同意国际组织调查西藏动乱之前，取消这段路程。 |
France's Pernod Richard Buys Sweden's Absolut Vodka
(法公司“保乐力加”收购瑞典的“绝对伏特加酒”)
The Swedish government has announced Monday that the French liquor group Pernod Ricard is buying Vin and Sprit - the maker of Absolut Vodka - for about nine billion dollars.The Swedish government - which currently owns Vin and Sprit - says Pernod will keep the company in Sweden. The sale ends months of speculation about who would emerge as the new owner of the state-owned company that produces Absolut - the world's third-largest premium liquor. Sweden is selling the company to help pay off the country's debt. | 瑞典政府星期一宣布，法国“保乐力加烈酒集团”将以大约90亿美元的价格收购瑞典国有酿酒集团V&S，这家集团以酿造“绝对伏特加酒”著称。目前拥有V&S集团的瑞典政府说，“保乐加力集团”将让V&S集团留在瑞典经营。有关谁将成为瑞典国有酿酒集团新主人的揣测已经持续了几个月，这家集团生产的“绝对伏特加酒”是世界第三大高档烈性酒。瑞典出售国有酿酒集团是为了帮助偿还国债。 |
星期五 (03282008)
China Says No Punishment for Monks Involved in Protest Before Journalists
(中国称不会惩罚参与记者前抗议的僧侣)
| 30 Buddhist monks of the Jokhang Temple stormed into the briefing Thursday and complained of a lack of religious freedom. They also disputed Beijing's claims that Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was behind the recent protests against Chinese rule. Baima Chilin, the vice-chairman of the Chinese-controlled Tibetan government, said Friday the monks were trying to "mislead the world's opinion." However, he said they will not be harmed or taken into detention. At the same time, he says authorities are not allowing any of the 117 monks at Jokhang to leave the temple, while some are The Dalai Lama said Friday that the official Chinese media has used what he called "deceit and distorted images" to portray the recent unrest in Tibet. | 中国说，将不会惩罚在西藏首府拉萨打断政府组织的境外媒体采访活动的僧侣。大昭寺的大约30名僧侣星期四闯入官方主办的发布会，抱怨没有宗教自由。他们还辩驳了北京有关西藏流亡精神领袖达赖喇嘛幕后策划最近反抗北京统治的抗议活动的指称。 受北京控制的西藏自治区政府的副主席白玛赤林星期五说，这些僧侣试图“误导全球舆论”。不过他说，这些僧侣不会受到伤害或者被拘留。他同时说，当局不允许大昭寺117名僧侣中的任何人离开寺庙，其中一些僧侣因在暴力抗议中德角色而接受调查。 达赖喇嘛星期五说，中国官方媒体使用他所称的“欺骗和歪曲事实的图像”来描绘西藏近期的动乱。 |
Hong Kong Democracy Activist to Retire
(香港民主活动人士将退休)
Martin Lee, one of Hong Kong's leading advocates for full democracy under Chinese communist rule, says he will retire from his seat in the legislature. Lee, who will turn 70 years old in June, says it is time for "new blood" to take over. He will not run again when his current term expires in July, after 23 years in office. Lee has been at the forefront of the pro-democracy movement since the territory switched from British to Chinese rule in 1997, and was a founding chairman of the Democratic Party. He says his biggest regret was not ensuring universal suffrage, but promises to continue the fight for the rest of his life. | 推动香港在中国统治下实行全面民主的主要人物之一的李柱铭表示，他将从立法会议员的议席上退休。今年6月将满70岁的李柱铭说，现在到了“新鲜血液”接班的时候。担任23年议员的李柱铭在他目前任期今年7月届满后不再参选。 自1997年香港主权从英国转交回中国以后，李柱铭一直处在亲民主运动的前列。他还是香港民主党的创党主席。李柱铭说，他最大的遗憾是没能确保普选，但承诺将尽余生为之奋斗。 |
星期四 (03272008)
Tibetan Lamas Disrupt Government Arranged Tour for Foreign Journalists
(西藏喇嘛打断政府安排的境外记者采访)
A group of Tibetan lamas disrupted a tour for foreign journalistsThursday in Tibet's capital, Lhasa, and accused Chinese authorities of lying about recent unrest. About 30 lamas interrupted the tour while reporters were visiting Jokang Temple and being escorted by Chinese authorities. Dressed in crimson robes, some lamas shouted and others wept as they told reporters that Chinese authorities were lying about the recent unrest. The lamas denied they were involved in the violence and refuted China's accusations that Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was behind the recent peaceful protests that turned violent. The monks told reporters that they just want freedom. Reporters say their Chinese government handlers tried to pull them away during the brief encounter. | 星期四，一些西藏喇嘛打断了境外记者在首府拉萨的采访行程，指责中国当局对最近的动乱说谎。这些记者在中国当局人员陪同下参观大昭寺的时候，大约30名喇嘛打断了参访活动。身穿藏红色袈裟的喇嘛在告诉记者中国当局对最近发生的动乱撒谎时，一些人高喊，一些人哭泣。 这些喇嘛否认他们参与了暴力，并驳斥了中国有关西藏流亡精神领袖达赖喇嘛在幕后操纵最近发生的后来转变成暴力的和平抗议的指称。他们告诉记者，他们只想要自由。 这些记者报导说，在双方短暂的接触中，中国政府陪同人员试图把记者带开。 |
China Says Uighur Woman Confesses to Attack Attempt
(中国称维族女子承认参与袭击)
Chinese authorities say a 19-year-old woman with an ethnic Uighur background has confessed to taking part in a failed terrorist attack on an airplane traveling from Urumqi to Beijing. The Ministry of Public Security said Thursday that Guzalinur Turdi gave a full confession of her attempt to start a fire in a plane's toilet March seventh by igniting a soda can filled with gasoline. The plot was discovered and no one was injured. The plane was diverted to the city of Lanzhou. Wang Lequan, Xinjiang's Communist Party chief, said last week a man was arrested with Turdi on board the flight, and a third suspect a week later admitted to masterminding, instigating, and helping carry out the crime. | 中国当局说，一名有维吾尔族背景的19岁女子承认参与对乌鲁木齐到北京一架航班的未遂恐怖袭击。中国公安部星期四说，古扎丽努尔.吐尔地对3月7号试图在飞机卫生间内点燃一个装满汽油的可乐罐供认不讳。这一阴谋被发现，没有人受伤，飞机后来改道兰州降落。 新疆维吾尔自治区党委书记王乐泉上星期说，与吐尔地一同在飞机上的一名男子也被捕，第三名嫌疑人一周后承认策划、煽动并协助上述犯罪行为。 |
星期二 (03252008)
China Calls Protest of Olympic Torch Lighting Shameful
(中国称奥运火炬点火仪式抗议可耻)
China has criticized human rights activists for disrupting the lighting ceremony of the Olympic torch in Ancient Olympia, Greece, Monday, saying their actions were "shameful." Speaking to reporters Tuesday in Beijing, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang called on authorities in countries on the route to ensure the torch's smooth transit. The spokesman called attempts to sabotage the torch's progress "unpopular." Chinese state media have made no mention of Monday's protests, and are calling the lighting ceremony a success. Chinese state media broadcast Monday's ceremony in Ancient Olympia, but cut away when protesters pushed through security and disrupted the speech of China's Olympic organizing committee chief Liu Qi. At the ceremony, protesters unfurled a banner showing the Olympic rings as handcuffs to protest human rights abuses in China. After the torch left the site, pro-Tibetan protesters tried to stop its relay. | 中国批评人权活动人士扰乱星期一在希腊古奥林匹亚举行的奥运火炬点火仪式，称他们的行为“可耻”。 中国外交部发言人秦刚星期二在北京新闻发布会上，呼吁沿途国家有关当局确保火炬顺利传递。秦刚称破坏奥运火炬传递的企图“不得人心”。中国官方媒体没有提到星期一的抗议，称点火仪式是成功的。 中国官方媒体播出了星期一在古奥林匹亚举行的奥运火炬点火仪式，但是当抗议者突破警戒并打断中国奥组委负责人刘淇的讲话时切换了镜头。 在仪式上，抗议者亮出一面展示奥林匹克五环为手铐旗帜，抗议中国践踏人权。在火炬离开点火现场之后，支持西藏的抗议者试图阻止火炬传递。 |
Nepal Police Break Up Tibetan Protest
(尼泊尔警察驱散藏民抗议)
Police in Nepal armed with batons dispersed a protest Tuesday by Tibetan refugees and monks in front of the Chinese Embassy. Nepal has seen almost daily anti-China protests since demonstrations began in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on March 10th. At least 400 protesters were detained in Nepal Monday. Police in Katmandu said more than 70 protesters were loaded into trucks and vans Tuesday and sent to detention centers. The U.N. human rights office in Nepal has said it is deeply concerned at the arbitrary arrests and detentions. Nepal's border with China in the Himalayas is a key route for Tibetans fleeing Chinese rule in the region. | 手持警棍的尼泊尔警察星期二驱散了西藏难民和僧侣在中国大使馆前的抗议。自西藏首府拉萨3月10号开始爆发示威以来，尼泊尔几乎每天都有反对中国的抗议。星期一，至少有400名抗议人士在尼泊尔被拘捕。 加德满都警方说，有70多名抗议者被带上卡车和面包车送往拘留中心。联合国人权机构驻尼泊尔办事处对任意逮捕和拘留表示深感关注。 尼泊尔在喜马拉雅山区同中国交界的边界地区是西藏难民逃离中国统治的一条关键路线。 |
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