12-13-07

在兩天艱難經濟會談後美中將精力集中在需要合作上 (US, China Focus on Need for Cooperation After Two Days of Tough Economic Talks)

美國和中國官員在結束兩天艱難的經濟談判之際，將精力集中在雙方的合作能力上。這次會談包括雙方在中國巨大貿易順差上的衝突。美國財政部長保爾森星期四在最新一輪中美戰略經濟對話在北京郊外結束時發表聲明說，雙方都意識到打擊經濟民族主義和保護主義的必要性。

中國最高貿易談判官員吳儀副總理稱會議取得“完全成功”。她提到了在食品安全、環境保護以及全球化等議題上取得得進展。

兩國將在明年6月舉行下一輪高級別經濟會談。

在兩人發表上述講話幾個小時前，美國政府公佈的最新數據顯示，美國對中國的貿易赤字今年10月上升了9.1%，達到將近260億美元，創下了單月貿易赤字升幅新記錄。

The United States and China officials are focusing on their ability to cooperate as they wrap up two days of tough economic talks that included clashes over Beijing's massive trade surplus. In a statement released Thursday at the end of the latest China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue outside Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said both sides recognize the need to fight economic nationalism and protectionism.

China's top trade negotiator Vice Premier Wu Yi called the meetings a "complete success" and noted progress had been made on issues such as food safety, environmental protection and globalization.

The two sides will hold their next round of high-level economic talks in June.

Their comments came hours after the U.S. government released figures showing the U.S. trade deficit with China jumped nine-point-one percent in October to nearly 26 billion dollars, a record single month jump.

俄羅斯前國際像棋大師放棄競選總統 (Russia's Former World Chess Champion Abandons Presidential Bid)

俄羅斯反對黨領袖、前國際像棋冠軍卡斯帕羅夫已經放棄競選總統的努力。卡斯帕羅夫的一名助手說，由於當局阻止他的支援者將使的名字出現在選票上，所以卡斯帕羅夫實際上不可能參選。這名助理說，卡斯帕羅夫的支援者找不到一個可以開會的場所來提名他為總統候選人。

本星期早些時候，俄羅斯總統普京表示支援第一副總理梅德韋傑夫為接替自己的人選。梅德韋傑夫說，在明年3月總統選舉之後，普京應該擔任政府總理。

Russian opposition leader and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov has abandoned his bid to run for president. An aide to Kasparov said it is technically impossible for Kasparov to run because authorities prevented his supporters from getting his name on the ballot. The aide said Kasparov supporters were not able to find a venue where they could gather to nominate him as a candidate.

Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev to succeed him. Medvedev says Mr. Putin should become prime minister after the March presidential election.