金正日周一开始秘密访华
【英文原文】
Jong Il Pays A visit To China
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il began a trip to neighboring China on Monday, his first in four years, though neither his country nor China said he was there.
Railroad workers in the border city of Dandong, China, described the passage of Mr. Kim's train in the predawn hours Monday. TV crews captured Mr. Kim walking with a large entourage in a hotel in Dalian, a city on China's northeast coast.
Though both the Chinese and North Korean governments are given to boisterous displays and rituals for visitors, none of that happens when Mr. Kim is involved. In each of his four previous trips to China over the past decade, no one confirmed his presence until after he returned home.
Instead, news crews, mainly from Japan and South Korea, chased his train around the country.
During his last visit, in January 2006, Mr. Kim went to two cities in southern China, Guangzhou and Shenzen, home to many foreign-owned factories. As a result, analysts speculated he might seek to copy China's model of economic liberalization. He didn't, and instead he has tried to stamp out in recent months what little market activity had blossomed in his country.
On Monday, an official at China's foreign ministry said of reports of the latest visit, 'If we have comment, we will call you. Now, we don't have such information.'
Mr. Kim refuses to fly. China's railroads were lined with police on his previous trips and were again in some places Monday. In the border city of Dandong, railroad workers were up all night to monitor passage of his train, according to the owner of a trading company there.
In 2004, an explosion ripped apart a train station and surrounding blocks in Yongchon, a North Korean town near the Chinese border, just an hour after a train carrying Mr. Kim passed through when he was returning from a trip to China.
South Korean government officials for weeks have speculated that Mr. Kim might soon make a trip, citing preparations along railroad lines monitored by satellites. There was even speculation he might take his third son, Kim Jong Eun, who is believed to be his heir apparent. But the younger Mr. Kim didn't appear to be part of the entourage in Dalian Monday afternoon, according to reports in South Korea's media.
Mr. Kim is expected to go to Beijing to meet with Chinese leaders. His regime depends heavily on economic aid from China.
【中文译文】
朝鲜最高领导人金正日周一开始了对邻国中国的访问，这是他四年来的首次访华，不过朝鲜和中国均未对外宣布他的此次访华之行。
中国边境城市丹东的铁路工人描述了金正日乘坐的专列于周一黎明前通过该地的情景。电视台工作人员捕捉到了金正日在中国东北沿海城市大连的一家酒店里被一大群随行人员簇拥而行的画面。
尽管中国和朝鲜政府都喜欢为来访政要举行隆重的欢迎仪式，但每当涉及到金正日来华访问时，都不会举行这类仪式。过去10年来，金正日曾访问过中国四次，每次都是在他返回朝鲜之后才有人证实他访华了。
而主要来自日本和韩国的新闻机构人员却在中国国内四处追踪他乘坐的专列。
金正日上次访华是在2006年1月。期间，他考察了外资企业聚集的中国南方城市广州和深圳。因此，分析人士猜测，他可能想效仿中国的经济改革模式。不过他却没有这样做；相反，最近几个月他试图铲除国内发展起来的少量市场经济活动。
周一，中国外交部的一位官员谈到有关金正日访华的报导时说，如果我们要发表声明，我们会给你们打电话。现在，我们没有这样的信息。
朝鲜最高领导人金正日周一开始了对中国的访问，这是他四年来的首次访华。金正日不愿乘坐飞机出行。在他此前的访华之行中，中国的铁路沿线布满了警察，周一在一些地方再次出现这样的情形。丹东一家贸易公司的负责人透露，当地的铁路工人整夜未眠，以监控列车的通过。
2004年，金正日访华后回国，当他乘坐的列车经过中朝边境附近的朝鲜小镇龙川一小时后，当地发生一起爆炸，摧毁了一座火车站和周围的建筑。
韩国政府官员数周来都在猜测金正日可能很快会访华，原因是卫星监测到了铁路沿线的准备工作。甚至有人猜测金正日可能会让自己的第三个儿子、 信将成为其接班人的金正云同行。但据韩国媒体的报导说，金正云看起来并不在周一下午大连的随行人员中。
预计金正日将赴北京与中国领导人会晤。朝鲜政府严重依赖中国的经济援助。
