12-04-07

中國任命教廷認可的神父 (China Appoints Vatican Approved Bishop)

中國官方扶持的天主教會任命一位公開宣佈效忠教廷的神父為中國南部省份廣東的新主教。教廷認可的甘俊邱神父星期二在日趨繁榮的南方城市廣州被祝聖為主教。他接替最近去世的林秉良。

有關主教任命一直是沒有正式外交關係的北京和教廷之間的一個痛點。信奉無神論的中國共產黨奪取政權後不久，中國于1951年強迫國內的羅馬天主教徒切斷了同教廷的聯繫。

在甘俊邱出任主教之前，李山今年9月升任北京教區主教，教皇后來認可了這項任命。

China's state-backed Catholic church has appointed a new bishop in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong who has publicly declared his loyalty to the Vatican. Vatican-approved Father Joseph Gan Junqiu was installed as bishop in the booming southern city of Guangzhou Tuesday. He replaces Lin Bingliang, who recently passed away.

Appointing bishops has been a sore point between Beijing and the Vatican, which do not maintain official diplomatic ties. China forced its Roman Catholics to cut ties with the Vatican in 1951, shortly after the officially atheist Communist Party took power.

Father Gan's appointment follows the September elevation of Li Shan to bishop in Beijing, which was later endorsed by the Pope.

中國稱對伊朗立場保持不變 (China Says Stance on Iran Remains the Same)

在美國一份情報報告星期一說，伊朗4年前停止了核項目以後，中國表示將繼續以外交手段處理伊朗問題的政策。中國政府的聲明星期二說，中國外長楊潔篪星期一晚上打電話給歐洲聯盟外交政策主管索拉納，星期二上午又與美國國務卿賴斯通電話，解釋中國的立場。

聲明說，楊潔篪強調，中國繼續支援國際核不擴散條約以及中東地區的和平與穩定。楊潔篪還說，他希望伊朗能夠履行聯合國安理會決議規定的責任，與國際原子能機構合作。

China says it will maintain its policy of diplomacy to deal with Iran, after a U.S. intelligence report Monday said Tehran had halted its nuclear program four years ago. A Chinese government statement Tuesday says Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi phoned EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana late Monday, and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice early Tuesday to explain China's position.

The statement says Yang stressed that China continues to support the international nuclear non-proliferation treaty, as well as peace and stability in the Middle East. Yang also said he hoped Iran could fulfill its U.N. resolution obligations and cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency.