CRI Hourly News,Leon Panetta 2012 09 19

 Chinese VP meets U.S. Secretary of Defense¹

 

Chinese Vice² President Xi Jinping has met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in Beijing.

He said Panetta's visit will help to further advance the relationship between the two militaries as well as the two nations.

For his part, Panetta said he appreciates Xi's all-round support to encourage the military-to-military relationship and that he has confidence in better dialogues and communication between the two countries.

Panetta is on his first visit to China as Pentagon chief.

 

 

Most Americans support strong Sino-US relations, according to Poll figures

 

A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project has found most Americans supporting strong relations with China.

With China being considered a competitor rather than an enemy, 65 percent of Americans view China-U.S relations as generally good, compared with 29% who think otherwise.

Meanwhile, 55 percent of Americans advocate building a strong relationship with China, while most Americans also remain vigilant³ about China's fast rise as a world power.

66 percent of Americans regard China as a competitor, compared with 16% who see China as a partner, and 15% as an enemy.

The poll was released at a time when President Barrack Obama and Republican Presidential Nominee⁴ Mitt⁵ Romney compete to harden their China-bashing rhetoric⁶ in order to win more votes.

 

 

Chinese surveillance ships continue patrol around Diaoyu Islands

 

Chinese marine⁷ surveillance ships patrolling the Diaoyu Islands have been encountering resistance from Japanese patrol ships.

The State Oceanic Administration says 10 Chinese surveillance ships have been cut off by the Japanese side.

The details of the encounter have not been revealed.

Japan has sent 6 vessels⁸ and 3 planes into the area.

 

 

Japan's "purchase" of Diaoyu Islands affects China-Japan-ROK FTA talks

 

China says that Japan's unlawful "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands will definitely affect planned talks on a free trade area between China, Japan and South Korea.

Ministry⁹ of Commerce spokesman Shen Danyang says Japan's move will impose adverse¹⁰ impact on Sino-Japanese economic ties and will consequentially¹¹ affect the planned trilateral FTA talks.

Shen says China is still overseeing the situation however, he didn't say if the trilateral talks, scheduled to start within this year, have been canceled.

 

 

Taiwan negotiator on cross-Strait affairs says to resign

 

Chiang Pin-kung announced this morning that he will resign from his post as chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation on Thursday next week.

Taiwan authorities have approved his resignation.

Founded in 1990, the Foundation is authorized¹² by Taiwan to handle cross-Strait affairs.

 

 

Alibaba closes buyback deal with Yahoo

 

China's Alibaba group has officially concluded a 7.6-billion-U.S. dollar buyback deal to repurchase a 20-percent stake in itself from Yahoo.

It paid Yahoo 6.3 billion U.S. dollars in cash and 800 million U.S. dollars in preference shares in Alibaba in the deal.

The initial repurchase of shares represented half of Yahoo's 40 percent stake in Alibaba on a fully¹³ diluted¹⁴ basis.

Before the deal, Yahoo had been the largest shareholder¹⁵ in Alibaba, with its voting rights in the company's board increased from 35 percent to 39 percent in 2010.

 

 

Iranian FM arrives in Damascus for talks with officials

 

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi has arrived in Syria's capital of Damascus, where he will meet with his counterpart Walid al-Moallem and President Bashar al-Assad.

Iran, the main regional ally of Syria, is a member of the newly-established quartet committee, which also groups Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt.

The formation of the quartet group was called for by the new Egyptian leader Mohammad Morsi with the aim of handling the Syrian issue in a peaceful way.

The committee held its first foreign ministers meeting Monday in Egypt's capital, Cairo.

The next meeting for the quartet committee will be held in New York next Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.

 

 

Popular S. Korean software mogul announces presidential bid

 

A popular South Korean entrepreneur-turned-professor, Ahn Cheol-soo, has broken his silence to officially declare his presidential bid.

The announcement ended months of frenzied¹⁶ media speculation¹⁷ over the political future of Ahn.

The soft-spoken millionaire philanthropist, who founded the anti-virus software firm AhnLab, said the current political system fails to represent the popular will and the economic system widens the wealth gap.

The presidential election is slated¹⁸ for in Dec, with incumbent¹⁹ President Lee Myung-bak constitutionally barred from seeking re-election.

 

 

S. Africa's Lonmin mine strike to end

 

Striking miners at the Marikana mine in South Africa have accept a wage offer of 22 percent.

They will return to work on Thursday.

This follows a bloody²⁰ 6-week strike at the mine which has left 45 people dead.

The wildcat strike by miners at the Lonmin facility has sparked job action across South Africa's mining sector²¹.

It's also ignited criticism of South African President Jacob Zuma and his ruling African National Congress.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。

4 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

5 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

6 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

7 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

8 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

10 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

11 consequentially   

adv.必然地

参考例句：

• In the construction of hydroelectric power station, eco-environment will be consequentially destroyed to some extent. 在水电站建设中，生态环境必然遭到一定程度的破坏。 来自互联网
• It was because of these subjective and objective reasons that it consequentially retreated from the history. 正是由于这些主观和客观的原因，注定它必然要退出历史舞台。 来自互联网

12 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

13 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

14 diluted   

无力的，冲淡的

参考例句：

• The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade. 这颜料可用水稀释以使色度淡一些。
• This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields. 这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里。

15 shareholder   

n.股东，股票持有人

参考例句：

• The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
• A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。

16 frenzied   

a.激怒的；疯狂的

参考例句：

• Will this push him too far and lead to a frenzied attack? 这会不会逼他太甚，导致他进行疯狂的进攻？
• Two teenagers carried out a frenzied attack on a local shopkeeper. 两名十几岁的少年对当地的一个店主进行了疯狂的袭击。

17 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

18 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

19 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

20 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

21 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。