中国称美议员访华难解争议、日本暂停对华贷款

*中国称美议员访华难解争议
中国表示，美国两位参议员访问北京不太可能解决中美之间在人民币问题上的争议。

中国日报星期四发表社论说，美国参议员查尔斯.舒默和林赛.格雷厄姆不大可能
说服北京对人民币重新估价。

但是这份官方报纸说，北京可以利用这个好机会重申，美国对中国的高科技产品
出口限制是不必要的，而且是自由贸易的障碍。

格雷厄姆和舒默在参议院提出议案，要求除非北京同意提高人民币币值，否则就
对从中国进口的产品征收高关税。

China: US Lawmakers' Visit Not Likely to Resolve Yuan Dispute

China says a visit to Beijing by two U.S. senators is not likely to
resolve a dispute with the United States over China's currency.

An editorial (published today/Thursday) in the China Daily says the
American senators -- Charles Schumer (of New York) and Lindsey Graham
(of South Carolina) -- are not likely to persuade Beijing to revalue its
currency.

The state-run newspaper adds, however, that this is a good time to
reiterate Beijing's position that U.S. restrictions on sales of
high-technology products to China are unnecessary and a barrier to free
trade.

Graham and Schumer have asked the U.S. Congress to impose steep tariffs
on Chinese imports to the United States unless Beijing agrees to raise
the value of its currency, the yuan.


*日本暂停对华贷款

日本表示，鉴于紧张的日中关系，日本这个月不会再向中国提供新日元贷款。
日本内阁官房长官安倍晋三说，日本政府将观察和中国的关系，看看局势是否会
有所好转。不过，安倍晋三和其他日本官员暗示，日本可能在新财政年度里恢复
日元贷款。日本的财政年度在4月1日开始。
日中关系一年来有所恶化，双方在东海天然气资源问题上产生纠纷。此外，日本
首相小泉一再参拜东京的靖国神社也令中国愤怒。中国认为靖国神社是日本军国
主义历史的象征。

Japan Halts Lending to China Temporarily

Japan says it will not make any new yen loans to China for the remainder
of this month because of strained relations between the two countries.

Japan's chief Cabinet secretary, Shinzo Abe, says the government will
monitor relations with China to see if the situation improves. However,
comments by Abe and other Japanese officials indicate the lending could
resume during Japan's new fiscal year, which begins April first.

Sino-Japanese ties have worsened in the past year, with both countries
arguing over access to gas deposits in the East China Sea. (Japanese)
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to the Yasukuni war
shrine in Tokyo have also upset China, which views the shrine as a
symbol of Japan's militaristic past.