10-15-07

中共总书记承诺经济增长、共产党统治下政治改革 (Chinese President Promises Economic Growth, Political Reform With Communist Party in Charge)

中国国家主席胡锦涛在北京主持召开中国共产党的第十七次全国代表大会，在强调坚持一党统治必要性的同时，承诺经济发展和政治改革。胡锦涛星期一对大会发表讲话说，政治改革必须继续，但是他强调，共产党将保持领导地位。胡锦涛承诺将允许公众更多地参政议政，推动他所说的“人民民主”。

他还说，党将提拔更多的党外人士进入政府的领导岗位。胡锦涛警告说，共产党不会容忍腐败，并表示铲除腐败的工作对维持民众对党的支持非常关键。最近几年发生的中共高层官员腐败案例，包括上海市委书记的被捕，动摇了中共。

China's President Hu Jintao has opened the 17th Communist Party Congress in Beijing, promising economic growth and political reform while stressing the need for continued one-party rule. In his address to the Congress Monday, Mr. Hu said political reform must continue, but stressed that the Communist Party will remain in charge. Mr. Hu pledged to allow more public participation in politics, and to promote what he called the "people's democracy." 

He also said the party will promote more non-party members to leading positions in government. Mr. Hu warned that the party would not tolerate corruption, and he said the work of stamping out corruption was crucial to maintaining its popular support. The Communist Party has been rocked in recent years by high-level corruption cases, including the arrest of a party boss in Shanghai.

克林姆林宫：普京得到访伊刺杀阴谋情报 (Kremlin: Putin Informed of Plot to Assassinate Him in Iran)

俄罗斯官员说，俄罗斯总统普京得到警告说，在他星期二访问伊朗的时候，有人会企图刺杀他。克林姆林宫星期天说，普京已经被告知了这起据称的行刺阴谋，行刺阴谋最先由俄罗斯文传通讯社报导。俄罗斯文传通讯社星期天报导说，自杀炸弹杀手一直在训练在伊朗袭击普京。报导没有说哪些组织卷入了刺杀图谋。

伊朗外交部说，这些指称毫无根据，是企图破坏俄伊关系

普京定于星期二在德黑兰会晤伊朗总统艾哈迈迪内贾德。两位领导人还将参加里海周边国家高峰会议。普京对伊朗的访问将是继苏联独裁者斯大林1943年访伊之后，俄罗斯领导人的首次访问。

Russian officials say President Vladimir Putin has been warned about a plot to assassinate him when he visits Iran Tuesday. The Kremlin said Sunday Mr. Putin has been informed of the alleged plot, first reported by Russia's Interfax news agency. Interfax said Sunday that suicide bombers have been training to attack Mr. Putin in Iran. It did not say which groups are involved.

Iran's Foreign Ministry says the allegations are baseless and are aimed at undermining Russian-Iranian relations.

Mr. Putin is due to meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran Tuesday. The two leaders also will attend a summit of nations bordering the Caspian Sea. Mr. Putin's visit will be the first to Iran by a Russian leader since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in 1943.