时事经纬
16-05-09
鸠山当选民主党代表 保持党内团结是课题
日本民主党国会议员16日下午在东京投票选举党代表，干事长鸠山由纪夫（62岁）
战胜副代表冈田克也（55岁），当选为新任党代表。两人的得票数分别为124票和95票。
日本发表朝鲜导弹发射报告称其飞行逾三千公里
日本防卫省15日发表的报告称，朝鲜4月发射的导弹是“大浦洞2号”或其改良型，
导弹发射后飞行了3千公里以上，为1998年发射的“大浦洞1号”飞行距离的2倍。朝
鲜试图通过发射对导弹推进部分的大型化、推进装置分离、姿态控制等技术课题进
行验证。报告称，伊朗、巴基斯坦的导弹均以北韩导弹“芦洞”为技术基础，因此
此次发射加剧了人们对朝鲜导弹技术扩散的担忧。
中国3月再次增持美国国债 1年间增持2773亿美元
美国财政部十五日公布的数据显示，中国今年三月份再次增持两百三十七亿美元美
国国债，总持有额达到七千六百七十九亿美元。而从二00八年三月份以来，中国一
直在增持美国国债，一年间的增持总额约为两千七百七十三亿美元。
骆家辉：中国扩大消费带给美机遇
骆家辉说，中国扩大国内消费为美国产品出口中国带来了很好的机遇，这些产品包
括机械制品、农产品、食品、飞机、咖啡。骆家辉同时表示，中国应当着力削减两
国的贸易不平衡，并进一步采取行动，保护美国公司的知识产权。
人民币将照既定方案升值
中国商务部新闻发言人姚坚１５日表示，中国市场经济有待进一步完善，人民币有
效汇率已经升值了２１％左右，今后会按照既定方案继续推进。中国的市场化机制
要求中国的汇率保持合理均衡水平上的基本稳定。
中澳协助柬埔寨修建泛亚铁路
中国和澳大利亚的工程技术人员正在加紧修建泛亚铁路位于柬埔寨的最后一条路段。柬埔寨政府把本国铁路系统一分为二，交给澳大利亚和中国分别修建。澳大利亚公司负责位于东部的铁路线，从首都金边一直延伸到泰国边境和南部的西哈努克港。中国公司承包了从金边到濒临越南边界的斯努市的西部铁路线的可行性研究。柬埔寨境内这条255公里长的铁路建成之后，从新加坡到昆明的泛亚铁路就将把东南亚和中国腹地连为一体。
大量铁矿石被运往中国的背后
4月份，中国铁矿石进口5700万吨，创造了历史新高--今年以来连续4个月攀升，累
计增长22.9%。中国每月约需铁矿石6000万吨，一般进口矿和国产矿各占一半左右，因此，每月进口的正常数量是3000万吨左右。4月进口矿几乎超出正常进口量的一倍。不少人认为，这是因为，目前铁矿石谈判尚未结束，长期协议价格不确定，而铁矿石现货价实际上已经低于中国提出的价格要求。再加上目前海运费比较低，不少贸易企业因此大量囤积准备日后卖高价。
中国去年服务贸易进出口逾3000亿美元
2008年中国服务贸易出口额达1464.5亿美元，同比增长20.4%，增幅回落12.7个百分点；服务贸易进口额达1580亿美元，同比增长22.2%，增幅回落6.6个百分点--服务贸易进口增速快于出口，逆差规模进一步扩大--其中，运输、保险、金融、专有权利使用费和特许费等行业出现逆差，建筑、旅游、咨询、计算机和信息、其他商业服务为顺差。
商务部: 中国消费增长加快
4月累计社会消费品零售总额38741.2亿元，同比增长15%--4月份当月增幅比上月扩
大0.1个百分点。城市消费品同比增长13.9%；县及县以下增长16.7%--农村市场消费增长相对较快--家具类、化妆品类、汽车类产品增速分别达到22.8%、18.2%、18.5%。
Sri Lankan army claims victory against rebels
The Sri Lankan army claims to have captured the entire
coastal line of the northern island from Tamil Tiger rebels'
control.
The seizure is considered as the total control over last
remaining coastline territory previously controlled by the
LTTE rebels, the Ministry of Defense said Saturday.
The Sri Lankan Government has not yet released a formal
declaration of victory apparently because the country's
President Mahinda Rajapaksa is still in Amman, Jordan, where
he has attended the World Economic Forum.
Sri Lankan military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said
earlier two army divisions have cut off all sea escapes for
Tamil Tigers.
Rajapaksa vowed on Thursday to win in the two-decade-long
war against the guerrillas within 48 hours.
At least 70,000 people have been killed since Tamil Tigers
began fighting for a sovereign homeland in 1983.
Sri Lanka says rebels surrounded
Sri Lanka Says It Has Cut Off Rebel Sea Escape
Taliban reportedly shaving beards and fleeing
The Pakistan army says they have confirmed reports that
Taliban terrorists are shaving off their beards, cutting
their hair and fleeing the war zone.
As a curfew was called on Friday morning for the war-ravaged
civilians to flee, Taliban fighters took advantage of the
situation and escaped along with the civilians from the
Pakistani army offensive of their Swat bastion, the military
said on Friday.
It also appealed to civilians to identify Taliban fighters
trying to flee, providing a telephone number for informants
to call or send text messages.
There was no immediate comment from the Taliban on the
military statement.
Meanwhile, the military announced they were achieving
success as they launched fresh attacks on Friday in various
parts of the region.
The military said that 55 militants and three soldiers had
been killed in the last 24 hours until Friday afternoon.
That would take the toll to about 925 militants and 48
soldiers, it said.
About 15,000 members of the security forces are fighting
about 5,000 militants, the military said.
Pentagon seeks to boost presence in Pakistan
The Pentagon is planning to fast forward the training of
Pakistani military to enhance their abilities against
insurgents who are building up on the Afghan border.
The US defense officials are consulting with Pakistan about
paving the way for the increased presence of US special
operations trainers in the Asian country.
This, the US authorities maintain, could cut the training
hours by as much as two years for more than 9,000 members of
Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps, AP quoted a senior
defense official as saying.
The US trainers are seeking to shorten the training time of
the Frontier Corps forces and extend their training to the
Pakistani army, said the official, who asked not to be named
because the discussions are preliminary and no decision has
been made.
The US believes that by putting the training courses in the
fast lane, it will be able to get the upper hand over the
Taliban and al-Qaeda in the region. Controlling the border,
officials insist, is key to stabilizing Pakistan and winning
the war in Afghanistan.
Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special envoy
to Afghanistan and Pakistan, last week told US senators that
it was essential to create a galvanized Pakistani
paramilitary Frontier Corps to effectively confront the
insurgent saying that, "We think the Frontier Corps deserves
much more attention."
Pakistani leaders are wary of closer cooperation with the US
military, fearing it could fuel anti-American sentiment
domestically.
'Inaction on ME conflict not an option'
Jordan's king praised the renewed US commitment to achieving
peace in the Middle East on Friday and urged Israel to work
toward that goal. "The new American commitment has now
opened an opportunity to change the direction of events,"
and "time to act is not indefinite. Every delay has brought
more danger, not only for the parties but for the region and
indeed the world."
Abdullah stressed that the only way to achieve a Mideast
settlement is through an Arab peace initiative that offers
Israel relations with the 23 Arab League members in exchange
for its withdrawal from land it occupied in the 1967 Six Day
War, a just solution for Palestinian refugees and the
establishment of a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as
its capital.
Abdullah conveyed this same message to Netanyahu when they
met in Amman on Thursday. But the prime minister argued that
the threat from Iran and its regional proxies - Hizbullah in
Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip - must be confronted
first, before any progress can be made in peacemaking.
The king said his visit to Washington late last month
assured him that President Barack Obama is committed to
pushing for peace between Israelis, Palestinians and the
broader Arab world based on a two-state solution.
Turkey pushes Israel on Golan Heights
Turkey's President Abdullah Gul has urged Israel to resume
peace talks with Syria as Tel Aviv says it will not return
the occupied Golan Heights to Syria.
Speaking at a joint press conference with his Syrian
counterpart Bashar al-Assad on Friday, Gul called on Israel
to accept its responsibilities in forging peace, saying
"Israel has to show clearly it is a partner."
Gul made the remarks a week after Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu declared that Israel would never withdraw from the
Golan Heights and said, "Remaining on the Golan will ensure
Israel has a strategic advantage in cases of military
conflict with Syria".
The Turkish president arrived in Syria on Friday on a three-
day visit for talks on bilateral ties and Middle East
issues.
Oman Navigates Between Iran and Arab Nations
As Iran finds itself locked in an escalating cold war-style
conflict with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations,
the quietly influential Sultanate of Oman has accelerated
its cooperation with Tehran, nurturing an alliance that
helps empower Iran while highlighting the deep divisions
among Arab capitals.
While the West is concerned that Iran will develop nuclear
weapons in the future, officials in Egypt, Saudi Arabia,
Morocco, Jordan and Bahrain complain about what Iran is
doing today. Morocco took the most extreme step, severing
diplomatic relations with Iran in March.
Egyptian officials recently accused Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy
force in Lebanon, of sending an agent to Egypt to set up a
terrorist cell. Hezbollah acknowledged sending the agent but
said it had been trying only to help smuggle weapons into
Gaza to aid Hamas in its war with Israel. It denied planning
terrorist attacks on Egypt. Egyptians have also charged that
Iran has undermined reconciliation between Palestinian
factions; tried to instigate an uprising against the
Egyptian government; become involved in domestic politics
and conflicts in Sudan, Chad and other countries; and tried
to spread Shiite Islamic beliefs in Sunni-majority
countries. Iran has denied meddling in Arab affairs.
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