01-15-08

美國海軍上將希望中國軍方增加透明度 (US Admiral Wants More Transparency from China's Military)

美軍太平洋司令部司令說，中國對於本國軍力擴充需要更加透明。他稱，中國加強軍力是針對台灣。

基廷海軍上將星期二在北京一個記者會上說，他對中國發展新的軍事裝備，包括遠程巡航導彈和反衛星技術表示關切。

一名中國高層將領曾說，美國不必擔心中國的軍事開支增長。中國軍費開支去年增加到了報道所稱的450億美元。中國人民解放軍總參謀長陳炳德上將星期一會晤了基廷，並且說，中國沒有必要與美國進行軍事競賽，中國發展軍力是出於自衛目的。

基廷星期二說，他此行的主題是同中國軍方同行建立起互信。

The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific says China needs to be more open about its military expansion, and he suggested the build-up was aimed at Taiwan.

Admiral Timothy Keating told a news conference in Beijing Tuesday that he is concerned about China's development of new hardware, including long-range cruise missiles and anti-satellite technology.

One of China's top generals has said the United States should not be concerned about increases in China's military spending, which went up to a reported 45 billion dollars last year. General Chen Bingde (chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army) met with Admiral Keating Monday and said China sees no need to compete militarily with the United States, and that its military development is for defensive
purposes.

Keating said today that the main theme of his visit is to build trust with his Chinese counterparts. 

我的空間網站將施行新安全措施 (MySpace to Adopt Web Safety Measures)

世界上最受歡迎的社交網站MySpace同意制定更為嚴格的指導原則，以保護少年兒童免受網上歹徒的性侵犯。

MySpace和美國49個州的州檢察長星期一一起宣佈了各項新的安全措施。這些措施中包括設立一條24小時警察熱線，改進隊不良內容投訴的回應時間。

他們還宣佈成立一個線上安全工作組，將探討新的技術，包括更好地鑒別MySpace用戶年齡的方式。

這個由“新聞公司”擁有的網站還將設立一個數據庫，可以讓家長們防止孩子設立帳戶。

得克薩斯州是唯一沒有贊同這項協議的州。

MySpace, the world's most popular social networking site, has agreed to set stricter guidelines in an effort to protect children from online predators.

MySpace, along with the attorneys-general of 49 U.S. states, announced (Monday) various new safety measures. Among them are a 24-hour police hotline, and improving response time to complaints of inappropriate content. 

They also announced the creation of an online safety task force that will explore new technologies, including better ways to verify ages of MySpace users.

The Web site owned by NewsCorp will also create a database allowing parents to prevent their children from opening an account.

Texas is the only state that did not endorse the agreement.