9-6-2005

白宮稱不會加入“指責遊戲 (White House Says It Will Not Engage in "the Blame Game")

白宮拒絕接受撤換高層聯邦緊急救援官員的呼籲。目前人們不斷批評政府對卡特裏娜颶風的反應。布希總統的發言人麥克萊倫說，行政當局不會加入他所說的“指責遊戲”，而是要把精力集中在美國墨西哥灣沿海受災地區的救援和重建努力上。

一家新奧爾良報紙在一封致布希總統的公開信中呼籲罷免聯邦緊急措施署的每一名官員，說該機構對災難的遲緩反應使很多本來可以獲救的人死亡。聯邦緊急措施署署長麥克爾.布朗在廣泛的批評聲中成為眾矢之的。

民主黨籍參議員希拉裏.克林頓呼籲布希設立一個“卡特裏娜委員會”，調查政府的救災反應。她說，“我們的國家沒有做好準備”。布希總統正在和他的內閣開會討論救災事宜。

The White House is rejecting calls for top federal emergency officials to be replaced, amid ongoing criticism over the government's response to Hurricane Katrina. President Bush's spokesman, Scott McClellan, said the administration would not engage in what he termed "the blame game", but would instead keep its focus on rescue and recovery efforts across the battered U.S. Gulf Coast.

In an open letter to President Bush, a New Orleans newspaper called for every official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be fired, saying its slow response to the disaster caused many people to die who could have been saved. Emergency Management Chief Michael Brown has been the focus of widespread criticism.

Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton has called on Mr. Bush to set up a "Katrina Commission" to probe the government's response, saying "our nation was not prepared." President Bush is meeting with his cabinet at this hour to discuss relief efforts.

英中會談涉及貿易、移民、人權紀錄 (Britain-China Meeting Covers Trade, Immigration and Human Rights Record)

中國國務院總理和英國首相表示，他們在兩天的首腦會議期間進行了非常開誠佈公和坦率的討論。這次首腦會議星期二在北京結束。英國首相布萊爾和中國總理溫家寶的會談涉及廣泛內容，包括貿易、中國到英國的移民和中國人權記錄等。

布萊爾說，他跟溫家寶討論了人權問題。溫家寶說，他跟布萊爾的會談“是深度、務實、坦率而富有成果的。”兩位領導人主持了幾項經濟協議的簽字儀式，包括英國渣打銀行購買中國渤海銀行股份以及幾項文化交流項目。

The prime ministers of China and Britain say they held very open and frank discussions during their two-day summit, which ended today (Tuesday) in Beijing. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Chinese counterpart, Wen Jiabao, covered a wide range of issues during their talks, including trade, Chinese immigration into Britain and China's human rights record.

Mr. Blair says he had discussions with Mr. Wen on the human rights issue. Mr. Wen says his talks with Mr. Blair were "in-depth, practical, frank and productive." Both leaders presided over the signing of several economic agreements, including the purchase by Britain's Standard Chartered Bank of a stake in China's Bohai Bank, as well as several cultural exchange programs.