Chinese President Jiang Zemin has returned to Beijing after concluding his working visit to the United States and participating in the tenth APEC leaders informal summit meeting.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao says that President Jiang’s US tour was constructive and fruitful.
He notes that during the visit, Jiang Zemin and his US counterpart George W. Bush exchanged views on international and regional affairs of common concern and reached consensus in the fields of economy, trade and culture.
The two leaders have expressed satisfaction with bilateral cooperation on anti-terrorism, saying that both countries are opposed to all forms of terrorism.
On the Taiwan issue, Jiang Zemin expressed the hope that the US would uphold the One China policy and play a constructive role in China’s reunification. Bush said that he would continue to respect the One China policy and oppose any form of Taiwanese independence.
The spokesman adds that before his departure, Jiang Zemin invited Bush to pay a second visit to China. Bush accepted the invitation, but no date has yet been set.
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Chinese and US officials have met in Beijing to share strategic intelligence on drug control in a fresh move to tighten bilateral cooperation in this field.
The First Sino-US Narcotics Control Strategic Intelligence Sharing Conference was held in accordance with agreements China and the United States reached at a meeting on law enforcement cooperation in Washington, D.C. in March this year.
An official with China's National Narcotics Control Commission said the two-day meeting will focus on issues including China-US intelligence sharing, narco-organizations in the "Golden Triangle," precursor chemical control, Ecstasy control, money laundering and proposals for China-US cooperation on drug control.
China and the United States began cooperation on drug control in the 1980s. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on anti-narcotics cooperation in 1987.
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Taiwan's aviation authority has put an end to the search work for bodies and wreckage of a Taiwan flight liner which crashed in May.
Investigators have also announced that metal fatigue on the plane's tail may be the key reason for the accident, ruling out pilot error, bad weather and other factors.
After over five months of search work, a total of 179 bodies have been recovered along with over 2,000 crash debris.
All 206 passengers and 19 crew members on board China Airlines' Flight CI 611died when the Boeing 747 plane slammed into the sea near Penghu Island.
A final report on the accident will be made public in September 2004.
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China's central bank, the People's Bank of China, says three more banks from Taiwan have been approved to set up representative offices in Shanghai and Beijing.
The three Taiwan banks are First Commercial Bank, Land Bank of Taiwan and Chinatrust Commercial Bank.
Bank applicants wishing to establish representative offices on the mainland are required to have good commercial standing and to have been operating profitably for the past consecutive three years.
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Limited and United World Chinese Commercial Bank were the first two banks from Taiwan to receive approval to enter the mainland.
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China's second-largest television maker, Konka Group Co Ltd, said on Tuesday it had jumped back into the black in the third quarter by selling more mobile phones and avoiding a price war in its core appliance business.
Konka, fresh from its first full-year loss in 20 years in 2001, has said it planned to avoid a margin-punishing industry war by focusing on mobile phones, high-tech televisions and sideline businesses such as property.
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US stocks ended mostly lower on Tuesday after disappointing data on consumer confidence and retail spending made Wall Street question the strength of the US economy and the stock market's October advance from five-year lows.
The Dow average closed up slightly at 8,368. The Nasdaq fell over one per cent, to 1,300.
Weak US consumer-confidence data has sent European stocks sharply lower.
London's FTSE -100 lost nearly four per cent to 3,935. In Paris, the CAC 40 fell five per cent at 2,965. In Frankfurt, the DAX index shed over four and a half per cent to 3,047.
China is eager to push forward a free trade zone with the Association of South East Asian Nations at next week's ASEAN summit, as well as discussing a similar deal with Japan and South Korea.
Premier Zhu Rongji will lead the Chinese delegation to the November 4-5 event in Cambodia.
Foreign ministry officials say this includes talks with the 10 ASEAN leaders.
During the ASEAN-China gathering, Mr Zhu hopes to sign a framework agreement on economic cooperation that will form the basis of the future China-ASEAN free trade zone.
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China is starting temporary anti-dumping measures against imports of polyester chips made in South Korea.
China's Foreign Trade Ministry has determined that dumping of the South Korea-made polyester chips has caused substantial damage to Chinese industries.
As part of the preliminary judgement by the ministry, importers will pay cash deposits from Tuesday to Chinese Customs in accordance with the judgment.
The trade ministry says further investigations will be necessary before the government can issue a final judgment on the matter.
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A new and bigger Air China has been set up. It aims to become the top airline in Asia and even the world.
The company is the biggest under the newly regrouped China National Aviation Holding Company.
Air China now owns more than 110 aircrafts, 300 air routes and makes over 3,000 regular flights per week. The airline plans to acquire 15 Boeing and Airbus planes next year. A new Boeing 737-800 will fly to Beijing in a few days.
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The Chinese government says it is trying to stamp out the illegal export of animal products.
Dear horns, tiger bones and bear biles are ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine. Over the past few decades, China has made efforts to pursuade its citizens to abandon the use of wild animals in treating chronic diseases.
With dear horns and tiger bones virtually phased out of the medicine market, the government is now trying to improve conditions on several farms that captivate bears. Larger cages and outdoor facilities for the animals are being provided.
The lights are on, but nobody's home. 灯是亮着，但没人在家。(喻：眼睛张得老大，脑袋却空空。)
1--Do you want black or white coffee?
2--White, please.
1--Look! There's a folk concert tomorrow evening.
Do you want to go?
2--I don't like folk music very much.
1--What kind of music do you like?
2--I like classical music. Do you?
1--Not very much. Classical music sends me to sleep.
2--I don't believe you.
1--It's true.
2--You are funny!
1--So are you! How about another coffee?
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注解：
1）black or white coffee：加糖或加牛奶的称作white
coffee.什么也不加的称作black coffee.
2）folk concert：民间音乐会。folk作“民间的”、
“具有民族传说的”解。如folk dance，folk music,
folk songs, folk tale等。
3）classical：经典的。如classical music, classical
literature等。
4）How about...?（你以为）...怎么样？征询对方的意见时
常用的句型。如，征询关于时间安排的意见时，可以说How
about tomorrow？征询活动内容时可以说How about playing
tennis now?征询人选意见可以说How about Jane?等
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