Rice on high level visit
Edited by Shen Yang



U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hugs Chinese children skaters during a visit to a skating rink at the China World Trade Center, part of her program during a two-day visit to the Chinese capital Beijing, the final stop on a weeklong tour of Asian capitals March 21.

BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhuanet) - Chinese President Hu Jintao met with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.



Hu said US President George W. Bush sent Rice to China at the beginning of his second term, which indicates the importance attached by Bush and the US government to developing good China-US relations.

Hu expressed his belief that Rice's China tour would be helpful for China and the United States to strengthen coordination in some issues of common concern, and would improve China-US relations.

Rice said she came here to "emphasize how important the United States considers" the constructive relationship with China, which is growing and deepening. The two sides would discuss many important issues during this visit, she said.



People around the world are watching the "remarkable transformation" that is happening in China, Rice said the two sides will deal with bilateral relations and related issues "in the spirit of cooperation and respect".

Premier Wen Jiabao also met Rice on the same day. He stressed that the development of China-US relations serves the fundamental interests of the two peoples and are conducive to world peace and development. China and the United States should take each other's concerns into consideration and handle well disputes and conflicts in trade cooperation to achieve mutual benefit and a win-win situation, Premier Wen Jiabao said.

He said the economic and trade cooperation is an important part of China-US relations and the two sides should further improve current bilateral coordination mechanisms based on principles of equality, mutual benefit and development. Rice visited China in 2002 and 2004, as the US national security adviser. But this is her first China tour since she became the top US diplomat in January.



China is the last leg of Rice's Asian tour, which has already taken her to India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

Analysts believe the China-US ties, the question of Taiwan and the resumption of six-party talks on the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue are among the priorities of her visit.

Vocabulary
bilateral 双边的
fundamental 基本的
conducive 有益于
leg 旅程的一段
peninsular 半岛

 

 

World in Pictures
Photo source: ImagineChina

	St Patrick's Day 纽约: 圣帕特里克节巡游 People dressed as leprechauns watch the 244th New York City St Patrick's Day Parade March 17. The parade is the largest St. Patrick's Day parade in the world.
	Expensive cognac 法国: 昂贵白兰地酒 Picture of the Louis XIII cognac magnum of the French distiller Remy Martin created in 1874 in Baccarat crystal with a 4.75-carat diamond attached and selling for 40,000 euros (54,000 dollars). This cognac destined for collectors, is on sale at London's Heathrow airport, aboard the luxury cruise liner Queen Mary II, and in Japan.
	Affordable Art Fair 英国: 低价艺术品博览会 A woman walks past a sculpture at the Affordable Art Fair, a leading showcase for contemporary art at Battersea Park in London March 17. Over 125 galleries from the UK and abroad will be exhibiting a range of contemporary art including sculpture, paintings and photography.
	World's longest moustache 贝鲁特: 个性胡子 Turkish Mohammed Rashid, 62-year-old, poses for a picture in Beirut. Rashid who displays his moustache in Beirut, said his 1.6-meter-long moustache placed him in Guinness Book as the man with the world's longest moustache. Rashid, an architect, said he has not cut his moustache for about 10 years. He charges five USD to anyone who wants to take a souvenir picture with him. Rashid, who is touring the world, said he uses the money to cover expenses of the trip.
	Lisbon fashion week 里斯本: 时尚周 Two models present creations in Portuguese designer Katty Xiomara's fall-winter collection at the Lisbon fashion week (ModaLisboa) in Lisbon. eter-long moustache placQ

 

 

World in Words
Collected & translated by Beverly

"If you were a euro-based billionaire, you could've done nothing and seen a 20 percent increase."
"如果你是一个主要积储欧元的亿万富翁, 那你什么都不用做, 就能看到你的财富增加了20%. "
The euro rose about 4 percent against the dollar over the past two years.
--在过去两年中, 欧元对美元的比价上升了大约4%.


"If the robots moved slower than people, users would be frustrated."
"如果机器人走得比人慢, 使用者们会感到很失望的. "
Toshihiko Horiuchi, from Hitachi's Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory, in explaining why Hitachi's Emiew used wheels instead of feet, which makes it the "fastest robot".
--日立机械工程研究实验室的工作人员就Emiew为什么采用轮子而不是双脚结构做出如上解释. Emiew是日立研发的现今世界上跑得最快的机器人.


"I suspect something around five million pounds will be the final figure - scarcely a deck on the Royal Yacht."
"我猜, 最终的花费应该在500万英镑左右--几乎够买一块皇家豪华游艇的甲板了. "
A confidential government paper shows that Whitehall officials were concerned about the cost of the funeral of Princess Diana.
--一份政府秘密文件显示英政府曾为戴妃葬礼的费用担心.


"Not just young people, but grown-ups are not using honorific Japanese properly. With the language guidelines, we hope to spread the correct use of the Japanese language."
"不仅仅是年轻人, 一些成年人也不会正确使用敬语. 我们希望能通过语言方面的指导来推广日语的正确用法. "
The Japanese government panel has proposed publishing manuals explaining to people how the language should be used.
--日本政府小组委员会提议出版敬语使用手册以指导人们正确使用敬语.