11-28-07

中国海军舰只抵达日本作历史性靠港访问 (Chinese Naval Ship Arrives in Japan for Historic Port Call)

自二战以来首次有中国海军一艘军舰抵达日本访问，这是这两个亚洲对手缓解紧张关系的最新迹象。“深圳”号导弹驱逐舰星期三抵达东京附近的晴海码头进行为期四天的访问，这是中国人民解放军海军部队有史以来第一次对日本进行靠港访问。

日本和中国的关系在过去一年一直升温，但是东京对中国军队庞大的国防开支和缺乏透明度也表达了忧虑。“深圳”号星期三停靠东京码头后，中国海军少将肖新年努力向日本公众保证中国不是威胁。肖新年海军少将对记者说，中国军方努力壮大军队仅仅是为防卫目的，他否认中国想成为超级大国。

A Chinese naval ship has arrived in Japan for the first time since World War Two in the latest sign of easing tensions between the two Asian rivals. The missile destroyer "Shenzhen" arrived Wednesday at Harumi wharf near Tokyo for a four-day visit. It is the first port call in Japan in the the history of the naval forces of the People's Liberation Army.

Ties between Japan and China have been warming over the past year, but Tokyo has also voiced concerns about the PLA's massive defense spending and lack of transparency.

After the Shenzhen docked in Tokyo Wednesday, Chinese Rear Admiral Xiao Xinnian made efforts to assure the Japanese public that China is not a threat. Rear Admiral Xiao told reporters that the Chinese military is only trying to build up its forces for self-defense purposes, and denied that China wants to become a superpower.

偷渡中国人团伙在波多黎各被起诉 (Ring Smuggling Chinese Indicted in Puerto Rico)

美国司法部表示，波多黎各一个大陪审团起诉15名被怀疑偷渡非法中国移民进入这个美国加勒比领地的人。包括21项控罪的这项起诉指控全部是华裔的嫌疑人在2005年10月到2006年7月期间协助从多米尼加共和国向波多黎各偷运数目不详的非法移民。

起诉书说，大部分嫌疑人11月15号被捕，目前被关押在圣胡安郊外一个拘留所候审。有名被告依然在逃。如果定罪，这15人最多可以被判处10年监禁和最高达25万美元的罚款。

The U.S. Justice Department says a grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted 15 people suspected of trafficking illegal Chinese migrants into the U.S. Caribbean territory.

The 21-count indictment charges the suspects - all of Chinese descent - with helping smuggle an unspecified number of people from the Dominican Republic into Puerto Rico between October 2005 and July 2006.

It says most of the suspects were arrested on November 15th and are being held in a detention facility outside San Juan pending trial. Two remain at large. If convicted, the 15 face maximum prison terms of 10 years, with fines up to 250-thousand dollars.