04-9-08

澳大利亚总统提及西藏存在侵犯人权 (Australian PM Acknowledges Human Rights Abuses in Tibet)

澳大利亚总理陆克文说，西藏有“相当大的”人权问题。陆克文星期三在开始为期四天中国访问之际，向北京大学的学生发表演讲时做出上述评论。这位澳大利亚总理说，堪培拉当局承认中国对西藏拥有主权，并呼吁所有各方打破沉默，进行谈判，找到一个持久的解决办法。陆克文还重申他反对抵制即将到来的北京奥运会。

陆克文上星期在美国访问时发表的类似言论，让中国官员感到不快。他们向在北京和堪培拉的澳大利亚外交官员提出了正式抱怨。

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says there are "significant" human rights problems in Tibet. Mr. Rudd made those comments Wednesday in a speech to students at Beijing University at the start of a four-day trip to China. The Australian premier says Canberra recognizes China's sovereignty over Tibet, and called on all sides to "avoid silence" and enter negotiations to find a lasting solution. Mr. Rudd also repeated his opposition to a boycott of the upcoming Beijing Olympics.

Similar comments by Mr. Rudd during his visit to the United States last week upset Chinese officials, who filed official complaints with Australian diplomats in both Beijing and Canberra.

旧金山应对奥运火炬北美地区传递期间抗议活动 (San Francisco Braces for Protests During Olympic Torch Relay's North American Leg)

旧金山市警方在为星期三奥运火炬传递时发生示威活动作准备。此前，火炬传递在经过伦敦和巴黎时遇到抗议活动。

支持西藏的组织说，他们已经告诉活动人士要和平地示威，不要干扰星期三的火炬传递活动。奥运火炬星期二清晨抵达旧金山，被保存在一个秘密地点，直到星期三大约10公里的火炬接力开始。

旧金山火炬传递委员会的一位发言人星期二说，有一名接力传递成员退出了这项活动。旧金山人数众多的美籍华人社区中的一些人说，他们为选择中国主办2008年夏季奥运会感到骄傲。

星期二，几百名活动人士举行示威，表示他们对中国在西藏的镇压和其他人权问题的关注。诺贝尔奖得主、前南非大主教图图和支持西藏的活动人士、美国演员理查德.基尔星期二晚上参加了一项祈祷活动，呼吁关注中国在西藏的镇压。

San Francisco police are preparing for demonstrations during Wednesday's Olympic torch relay after protests during the London and Paris legs.

Pro-Tibet organizations say they have told activists to demonstrate peacefully and not disrupt Wednesday's torch journey. The Olympic torch arrived in San Francisco early Tuesday morning and is being kept in a secret location until the start of Wednesday's almost 10 kilometer relay journey.

A spokesman for the torch relay committee in San Francisco said Tuesday that one runner had dropped out. ome members of the city's large Chinese American community said they are proud China was chosen to host the 2008 Summer Olympics.

On Tuesday, several hundred activists Tuesday marched to express their concern about China's crackdown in Tibet and other human rights issues. Nobel prize winner and former Archbishop of South Africa Desmond Tutu and U.S. actor and pro-Tibet activist Richard Gere took part in a prayer vigil Tuesday evening calling attention to China's crackdown in Tibet.