12-06-07

藏人女子指因中國壓力退出在馬來西亞選美比賽 (Tibetan Woman Cites Chinese Pressure for Withdrawl from Pageant in Malaysia)

一名藏人女子說，在馬來西亞一個選美比賽的組織者告訴她只能以“中國西藏小姐”的名義參賽後，她退出了選美比賽。印度出生的次仁瓊達在參加旅遊小姐比賽一個星期後返回新德里以後，星期三對記者發表了談話。

次仁瓊達說，選美比賽組織者12月1號告訴她有關中國方面的壓力，給她選擇要麼接受新的綬帶，要麼退出比賽。

這位身披“西藏小姐”綬帶的22歲社會學學生告訴記者說，只要中國還控制著西藏，西藏沒有自由，這個要求就無法接受。但是她說，她參加這次比賽並沒有任何政治目的。

A Tibetan woman says she withdrew from a beauty pageant in Malaysia after the organizers told her she could only participate as "Miss Tibet-China." Indian-born Tsering Chungtak spoke to reporters Wednesday in New Delhi where she returned after taking part in the Miss Tourism competition for one week.

Tsering Chungtak said the pageant organizer told her on December first about Chinese pressure and gave her the choice of either adopting the new sash or quitting.

Wearing a sash that said "Miss Tibet" , the 22 year-old sociology student told reporters the request was unacceptable as long as China is in control and there is no freedom in Tibet.
But she said she did not have a political agenda for participating in the competition. 

北韓稱布希致函金正日 (North Korea Says President Bush Sent Letter to Kim Jong Il)

北韓說，其領導人金正日收到了美國總統布希的一封私人信函。北韓官方的朝中社星期四說，這封信由美國核問題特使克裏斯托弗.希爾這個星期罕見地訪問北韓期間遞交，轉給了北韓外務相樸義春。

報導沒有提供更多詳情，白宮也沒有對此事作出評論。

美國核問題特使希爾一直在加大努力，爭取讓北韓在年底前提交全部核活動的清單。希爾在北京說，這份清單不必是最後的定稿，但是他強調，清單至少應當是可信的。希爾星期三說，他與北韓官員在平壤應該公佈哪些核活動方面依然難以達成共識。

North Korea says its leader Kim Jong Il has received a personal letter from President Bush. The official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday that the letter was delivered by U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill during a rare visit to North Korea this week, and handed over to the country's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun.

The report did not give any additional details and the White House has not commented on the matter.

U.S. nuclear envoy Hill has been stepping up efforts to get North Korea to submit a list of all of its nuclear activities before the end of the year. Speaking in Beijing, Hill said that the list did not need to be final, but stressed that it should at least be credible. On Wednesday, Hill said he was still having trouble reaching an agreement with North Korea on just what nuclear activities Pyongyang should disclose in the list.