11-30-07

中国否认利用因特网进行间谍活动 (China Denies Using the Internet for Espionage)

中国反驳一份报告的指称。这份报告说，中国利用因特网从事间谍活动，位于新的“网络冷战”最前沿。总部设在美国的计算机软件安全公司迈克菲星期四公布的这份报告称，在全世界120个从事网络间谍活动的国家当中，中国的活动最积极。

报告提到，在过去的一年当中，中国电脑黑客被指入侵了德国、印度和美国政府部门的计算机网络。北京当局对这份报告予以否认，并表示中国自己也深受国外电脑黑客的侵袭。中国外交部发言人拒绝公布这些计算机黑客来自什么地方。

China has disputed a report claiming that the country is at the forefront of a new "cyber cold war," using the Internet for espionage operations. The report, released Thursday by U.S.-based computer software security company McAfee, said China is the most aggressive of 120 countries that carry out Web espionage.

The report cites incidents in which Chinese hackers allegedly gained access to German, Indian and U.S. government computer networks in the past 12 months. Beijing denied the findings and said it is itself a victim of hackers from abroad. A Foreign Ministry spokesman declined to identify the source of such cyber-attacks.

天主本笃十六世接受穆斯林对话邀请 (Pope Benedict XVI Accepts Muslims' Invitation for Dialogue)

梵蒂冈表示，教皇本笃十六世接受138位穆斯林学者的邀请，推动穆斯林和基督徒之间进行更多对话。教皇在梵蒂冈星期四发表公开信中队对此举背后的“积极精神”以及“共同努力促进和平的呼声”表示赞扬。本笃十六世将在梵蒂冈接见这些穆斯林代表，会见日期稍后会宣布。

这些穆斯林10月写信给教皇本笃十六世，呼吁建立伊斯兰和基督教之间的和平与理解。他们写到，世界的生存正受到威胁，而两大宗教信仰的追随者都信仰同一个神，并关爱自己的邻里。

The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has accepted an invitation by 138 Muslim scholars for a greater dialogue between Muslims and Christians. The Vatican released a letter Thursday in which Benedict praised the "positive spirit" behind the gesture, and its "call for a common commitment to promoting peace." Benedict XVI will receive the Muslim delegation at the Vatican at a date to be announced later.

Muslims sent Benedict a letter in October, calling for peace and understanding between Islam and Christianity. They wrote that the very survival of the world is at stake, and that followers of both faiths share the belief in one God and love of one's neighbor.