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| 12-16-2005 |
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| 歐盟貿易專員稱香港世貿談判倒退 (EU Trade Chief Says WTO Talks Going Backwards) |
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| 歐盟貿易專員彼得.曼德爾森說，在香港舉行的世界貿易組織談判在倒退，並指責談判對手沒有拿出任何可以接受的提議。曼德爾森星期五在香港表示，美國和其他富國必須在降低扭曲貿易的出口補貼方面做更多的削減。 但是，許多世貿組織成員指稱歐盟拒絕減少農業補貼，阻礙達成一項國際貿易協議，使窮國更難在世界市場上競爭。 參加談判的發展中國家說，除非富國同意取消本國的農產品補貼，否則他們不會開放工業產品市場。4天的香港談判未能在任何關鍵議題上取得進展。 |
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| European Union Trade Chief Peter Mandelson says World Trade Organization talks in Hong Kong are moving backwards, as he accused his fellow trade negotiators of not putting forward any acceptable proposals. Speaking Friday in Hong Kong, Mandelson said the United States and other wealthy countries must do more to reduce the export subsidies that distort trade. But many WTO members accuse the EU of blocking an international trade deal by refusing to cut farm subsidies that make it more difficult for poor countries to compete in the international market. Developing nations at the talks say they will not open their markets
to industrial products unless rich nations agree to eliminate their
domestic farm subsidies. Four days of talks have failed to make progress
on any of the key issues. |
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| 聯合國將停止向中國提供糧食援助 (UN to End Food Aid to China) |
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| 聯合國世界糧食計劃署說，它計劃在今年年底停止對中國捐贈食品。糧食計劃署星期五發表聲明說，由於中國繁榮的經濟讓數以百萬計的人擺脫了貧困，因此中國不再需要外界幫助。 該機構總幹事詹姆斯.莫裏斯說， 糧食計劃署現在希望利用中國的專長和資源在消除世界饑餓的方面形成更廣泛的夥伴關係。世界糧食計劃署在26年前開始向中國捐贈食品，解決了3千萬人的吃飯問題。 |
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| The United Nations' World Food Program says it plans to end food donations to China by the end of this year. A statement Friday by the U.N. agency says China no longer needs outside help because its thriving economy has lifted millions out of poverty. Agency director James Morris says it is now looking to China's expertise
and resources to form a broader partnership to combat hunger worldwide.
The agency has fed 30-million people in China since it began supplying
food donations to the country 26 years ago. |
