Highlighting common interests



President Hu Jintao and his US counterpart George W. Bush highlighted common interests and areas for co-operation in developing Sino-US relations, it was announced November 20, 2005. Bush flew in from the Republic of Korea on Saturday for his third visit to China since taking office in 2001.

As a sign of his positive attitude towards bilateral ties, Bush praised China for hosting the Six-Party Talks on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and co-operation in the war on terror as well as for its role in controlling bird flu.

While acknowledging differences between their countries, the two leaders pledged to address each other's concerns in a spirit of mutual respect and consultation.

"We both believe sustainable, healthy and stable development of Sino-US ties is the common hope of our two peoples," Hu said following a two-hour meeting with Bush in the Great Hall of the People.

Bush described bilateral ties as "very important," saying both nations share many common opportunities and challenges in the 21st century.

He expressed his hope to "continue our dialogue on how to make our relations open and constructive for people in both our countries."

Both China and the United States hold that they enjoy extensive common interests and shoulder important common responsibilities in a range of areas: the United Nations reforms; the development issue; advances in the Doha Round of trade talks; the solution to regional hot issues; the war on terrorism; non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; and the fight against natural disasters and epidemic diseases.

The two countries also agreed to enhance cooperation in international and Asia-Pacific affairs.
Both sides agreed that the spread of bird flu and the disease's transmission to humans is a common threat to all countries, and both sides have reached a consensus on the joint proposal to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the prevention and control of this epidemic disease, the Chinese president said.

President Hu Jintao accepted an invitation on November 20 from Bush to make an official trip to the United States early next year.

It will be Hu's first official visit to Washington since becoming president in 2003, although he and Bush met in New York in September when both attended ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations.

Chinese President Hu Jintao shaking hands with US President George W. Bush in Beijing, November 20.

 

 

World in Pictures
Photo source: ImagineChina

	Conjoined twins separated 连体婴儿康复回国 Formerly conjoined twins Mohammed Ibrahim(L), and his brother Ahmed Ibrahim(R), aged 4, wearing protective helmets and accompanied by their mother Sabah Abu Wafa, leave in a coach after arriving back in Egypt from New York, at the Cairo airport, November 20. The boys arrived in the United States more than three years ago as babies joined at the tops of their heads, and were separated in a 34-hour surgery in October 2003.
	Oldest animal 长寿龟迎来175岁生日 Crocodile Hunter Australian Steve Irwin and his wife Terri with Harriet the tortoise. The Galapagos Island giant land tortoise celebrated her 175th birthday, on November 15, making her the oldest animal on the planet, a record acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records.
	Santa race 圣诞老人四项全能大比拼 The Swedish Santa Peter Christianssen competes in the reindeer race at the Santa Claus Wintergames in Gallivare in northern Sweden, November 20. The Santas competed in events including chimney climbing, porridge eating, kick sledding and reindeer racing.
	Most expensive perfume 世界上最昂贵的香水 Using over 120 prized and natural ingredients gathered from the most exotic corners of the earth, "Juice", created by the French parfumier Guy Robert, includes the finest silver frankincense, found nowhere else in the world but the mountains of Oman. Made in the French perfume capital Grasse and bottled in Oman in French lead crystal bottles adorned with 24 carat gold, it is said to be the most expensive perfume ever made.
	Laptop for only USD 100 打造100美元笔记本电脑 A prototype of a laptop designed to cost US$ 100 was unveiled November 16 at the World Summit on the Information Society at the convention center in Kram, Tunisia. According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, who designed the laptop, it launched the new research initiative to develop the inexpensive laptop technology with hopes that it could revolutionize how the third world's children are educated.

 

 

World in Words
Collected & translated by Beverly

"The obvious cure for this malady is to take a break from reading."
"治疗这一毛病的最好办法就是暂停阅读, 好好休息一下. "
Dr. Howard Bennett of George Washington University Medical Center warned that he had seen three children complaining of headaches caused by the physical stress of relentlessly plowing through the Harry Potter books.
--乔治华盛顿大学医疗中心的霍华德·班尼特医生提醒说他已接待了三例小病患, 他们都因长时间苦读《哈利·波特》造成过度疲惫而引起头疼.

"When the cold weather comes we wrap ourselves up in winter coats to keep warm but our nose is directly exposed to the cold air. "
"在天气转冷时, 我们会用冬衣将身子裹严实来保暖, 却把鼻子直接暴露在寒冷的空气中. "
Medical researchers from Cardiff University have found that a cold nose may be one of the major factors that causes common colds to be seasonal.
--英国加的夫大学的医学研究人员发现受冻的鼻子可能是导致普通感冒成为季节性疾病的一个主要原因.

"My cat, Snickers, asked me to do it."
"是我的小猫Snickers促使我做这件事的. "
Adrian Martinez, a California pet lover, has founded an internet radio station designed to ease the pain of lonely dogs and cats around the world.
--美国加利福尼亚州的一位宠物爱好者艾德里安·马丁内兹日前创办了一家网络电台来帮助全世界孤独的小狗小猫排遣寂寞.

"A hairstyle is a selling point for a cabaret club hostess and there was a period when her self-confidence was affected when she waited on customers."
"发型是舞厅女服务员的卖点, 这个发型确实造成她在招待客人时自信心受挫. "
A Tokyo court ordered a Japanese hair salon to pay a cabaret club hostess 240,000 yen (RMB 18,000) in compensation for cutting her hair too short and dying it the wrong color.
--东京法院责令一理发店支付一名舞厅女服务员24万日元(折合人民币18000元)的赔偿金, 因为该理发店将这名女服务员的头发剪得太短而且还染错了颜色.


Vocabulary
highlight 突出
bilateral 双边的
pledge 宣称
denuclearize 非核化
cabaret 歌舞表演
consensus 意见一致