奧巴馬訪華遭遇中國直言不諱

China's top banking regulator issued a sharp critique of U.S. financial management only hours before President Barack Obama commenced his first visit to the Asian giant, highlighting economic and trade tensions that threaten to overshadow the trip.
　　就在美國總統奧巴馬(Barack Obama)開始首次訪華之行數小時前，中國銀監會主席劉明康尖銳地評價了美國金融管理，這彰顯出了兩國之間的經濟和貿易緊張狀況，可能會給奧巴馬此次訪問蒙上陰影。

　　Liu Mingkang, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, said that a weak U.S. dollar and low U.S. interest rates had led to 'massive speculation' that was inflating asset bubbles around the world. It has created 'unavoidable risks for the recovery of the global economy, especially emerging economies,' Mr. Liu said. The situation is 'seriously impacting global asset prices and encouraging speculation in stock and property markets.'
　　劉明康說，美元的持續貶值和長期低利率狀態對全球投機推波助瀾，投機催生了全球資產泡沫，對全球經濟的復蘇，尤其是新興市場經濟的復蘇形成了不可避免的風險。他說，這種狀況嚴重影響了全球資產價格，使得股市和樓市的投機行為更加興盛。

　　His comments signaled that Mr. Obama -- on the third leg of a four-country Asian tour -- can expect blunt talk from Chinese leaders on the economy. The issue could complicate his broad agenda in China that also includes efforts to extract new commitments on climate change and to encourage them to take a more active role to defuse nuclear threats in Iran and North Korea.
　　劉明康的言論預示著，奧巴馬此次訪華可能會遭遇中國領導人在經濟問題上的直言不諱。中國是奧巴馬此次出訪亞洲四國中的第三站。這個問題可能會令奧巴馬此次訪華的整體議程變得復雜，奧巴馬此行的議程還包括了推動中國就氣候變化作出新承諾，督促中國發揮更為積極的作用，以化解伊朗與朝鮮的核威脅。

　　Before heading to China, Mr. Obama underscored the urgency of his agenda on Iran by joining Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in warning Tehran that 'we are now running out of time.'
　　動身前往中國之前，奧巴馬與俄羅斯總統梅德韋杰夫(Dmitry Medvedev)共同警告伊朗“所剩時間已經不多”，強調了他關于伊朗問題議程的緊迫性。

　　The trip has already had some hiccups. Wrangling between the administration and Beijing over Mr. Obama's town hall meeting with university students in Shanghai on Monday was intense, with China wanting to screen the audience and its questions, and the U.S. wanting a freer exchange.
　　奧巴馬此行已經出現了一些問題。奧巴馬定于周一與上海的大學生召開會議，但兩國政府就活動安排進行了激烈爭執；中國方面希望對觀眾和所提問題進行篩選，而美國希望進行更為自由的交流。