10-17-2005

布什总统赴韩开会顺访中国蒙古 (President Bush to Attend Meeting in South Korea, Visit China and Mongolia)

白宫说，布什总统将于今年11月份赴韩国斧山参加亚太经合(APEC)论坛首脑会议。白宫的一份声明说，布什总统将讨论促进自由贸易，加速经济增长以及加强区域安全合作等问题。

预计，布什总统将于11月17号会见韩国总统卢武铉并和亚太经合组织成员领导人举行双边会谈。由21个成员国组成的亚太经合组织定期举行会谈，讨论贸易、安全和其它问题。

白宫发言人说，布什总统在参加会议期间，还将抽空访问几个国家。他计划在11月19号前往北京，还计划在11月21号对蒙古进行首次访问，并同恩赫巴亚尔总统举行会晤。

The White House says President Bush will attend the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in November in Busan, South Korea. A White House statement says President Bush will discuss promoting free trade, boosting economic growth and strengthening regional security cooperation.

Mr. Bush is expected to meet with South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun on November 17th and hold bilateral meetings with other APEC leaders. The 21-member APEC group includes Pacific nations who regularly meet to discuss trade, security and other issues.

A White House spokesman said President Bush will also make several side trips during his visit. He is scheduled to travel to Beijing on November 19th, and also plans to make his first visit to Mongolia on November 21st to meet with President Enkhbayar.

日本首相参拜靖国神社 (Japanese PM Visits Yasukuni Shrine)

日本首相小泉纯一郎又一次参拜了东京的靖国神社，靖国神社被批评人士视为日本军国主义侵略历史的象征。在小泉星期一的参拜靖国神社的活动之后，北京和首尔都召见了日本驻本国大使，谴责这次参拜。北京和首尔还爆发了小规模的示威。

日本共同社报导说，中国和日本取消了原定于星期天在北京举行的外交部长会议。小泉纯一郎说，他的参拜是纪念战争亡灵，而不是美化日本军国主义。他还敦促外国政府不要进行干涉。靖国神社内供奉着250万日本战争亡灵，包括被定罪的战犯。

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has paid another visit to the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo that is seen by critics as a symbol of Japan's past military aggression. Following Monday's visit to the Yasukuni shrine, Beijing and Seoul each summoned the Japanese ambassador to their country to denounce the visit. Small demonstrations were reported in both cities.

Japan's Kyodo news agency also reports China and Japan have canceled planned talks between their foreign ministers that were initially scheduled for Beijing on Sunday. Junichiro Koizumi said his visits to the shrine are meant to honor the war dead, not to glorify Japan's militarism. He also urged foreign governments not to interfere. The Yasukuni shrine honors two-and-a-half million Japanese war dead, including convicted war criminals.