10-17-2005

布希總統赴韓開會順訪中國蒙古 (President Bush to Attend Meeting in South Korea, Visit China and Mongolia)

白宮說，布希總統將於今年11月份赴南韓斧山參加亞太經合(APEC)論壇首腦會議。白宮的一份聲明說，布希總統將討論促進自由貿易，加速經濟增長以及加強區域安全合作等問題。

預計，布希總統將於11月17號會見南韓總統盧武鉉並和亞太經合組織成員領導人舉行雙邊會談。由21個成員國組成的亞太經合組織定期舉行會談，討論貿易、安全和其他問題。

白宮發言人說，布希總統在參加會議期間，還將抽空訪問幾個國家。他計劃在11月19號前往北京，還計劃在11月21號對蒙古進行首次訪問，並同恩赫巴亞爾總統舉行會晤。

The White House says President Bush will attend the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in November in Busan, South Korea. A White House statement says President Bush will discuss promoting free trade, boosting economic growth and strengthening regional security cooperation.

Mr. Bush is expected to meet with South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun on November 17th and hold bilateral meetings with other APEC leaders. The 21-member APEC group includes Pacific nations who regularly meet to discuss trade, security and other issues.

A White House spokesman said President Bush will also make several side trips during his visit. He is scheduled to travel to Beijing on November 19th, and also plans to make his first visit to Mongolia on November 21st to meet with President Enkhbayar.

日本首相參拜靖國神社 (Japanese PM Visits Yasukuni Shrine)

日本首相小泉純一郎又一次參拜了東京的靖國神社，靖國神社被批評人士視為日本軍國主義侵略歷史的象徵。在小泉星期一的參拜靖國神社的活動之後，北京和首爾都召見了日本駐本國大使，譴責這次參拜。北京和首爾還爆發了小規模的示威。

日本共同社報導說，中國和日本取消了原定於星期天在北京舉行的外交部長會議。小泉純一郎說，他的參拜是紀念戰爭亡靈，而不是美化日本軍國主義。他還敦促外國政府不要進行干涉。靖國神社內供奉著250萬日本戰爭亡靈，包括被定罪的戰犯。

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has paid another visit to the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo that is seen by critics as a symbol of Japan's past military aggression. Following Monday's visit to the Yasukuni shrine, Beijing and Seoul each summoned the Japanese ambassador to their country to denounce the visit. Small demonstrations were reported in both cities.

Japan's Kyodo news agency also reports China and Japan have canceled planned talks between their foreign ministers that were initially scheduled for Beijing on Sunday. Junichiro Koizumi said his visits to the shrine are meant to honor the war dead, not to glorify Japan's militarism. He also urged foreign governments not to interfere. The Yasukuni shrine honors two-and-a-half million Japanese war dead, including convicted war criminals.