11-08-06

歐盟貿易負責人敦促中國制止盜版產品蔓延 (EU Trade Chief Urges China to Stop Widespread Product Piracy)

歐盟貿易專員曼德爾森敦促中國官員制止中國對外國品牌普遍的盜版活動。

曼德爾森說，對那些在中國做生意的歐洲公司來說，商業盜版是最大的問題。他星期三在北京和負責實施專利和版權法的官員會談後做出以上評論。

這位歐盟貿易專員說，中國的盜版活動已經超出了倣冒奢侈品的範疇，擴展到了冒牌飛機部件和藥品等。

曼德爾森說，歐洲港口去年沒收的倣冒產品有一半以上來自中國。

曼德爾森同時還向北京方面抱怨，中國的電視臺播放歐洲的節目，但是卻沒有繳納任何版權費。

European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson is urging Chinese officials to stop the widespread piracy of foreign brands in their country.

Mandelson says commercial piracy is the biggest problem for European companies doing business in China. He was speaking Wednesday after talks in Beijing with officials responsible for enforcing patents and copyrights.

The E.U. trade chief says the piracy problem in China has expanded beyond fake luxury goods, to include fake aircraft parts and medicines.

Mandelson says more than half of all counterfeit goods seized at European ports last year originated in China.

He also complained to Beijing that Chinese television stations are failing to pay royalties for broadcasting European programs.

民主黨預計贏得大部份州長競選 (Democrats Projected to Win Majority of Governors Races)

非官方結果顯示，民主黨候選人在全美各地的州長選舉中有所斬獲。

非正式的選舉結果顯示，民主黨人星期二在36個州的州長角逐中已經贏得足夠多數，使得民主黨自1994年以來第一次贏得多數州的州長。

初步結果顯示，民主黨人會在俄亥俄州、紐約州、麻薩諸塞州以及其他15個州的選舉中獲勝，其中包括現任州長被擊敗的馬利蘭州。

預測將取得勝利的民主黨人包括麻薩諸塞的德瓦爾.帕特裏克，他將成為第二位當選為美國州長的非洲裔美國人。

在佛羅裏達州，共和黨候選人查利.克裏斯特據信會擊敗民主黨候選人吉姆.戴維斯。即將離任的佛羅裏達州長傑布.布希是布希總統的弟弟。

Unofficial results show Democratic candidates gaining ground in governors races across the United State. 

Projections say Democrats may have won enough of the 36 governors seats contested Tuesday to gain a majority for the first time since 1994.

Early results gave the democrats Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, and 15 other states, including Maryland where an incumbent was defeated.

Among the Democrat's projected to win is Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, who would become only the second African American ever elected to a U.S. state's highest office.

In Florida, Republican candidate Charlie Crist is projected to win over the Democrat, Jim Davis. Outgoing Florida governor Jeb Bush is the brother of President George Bush.