1、Where do the news come from?,-About the news source,2019/3/12,2,News Source,In order to be objective or just, Western news report bears the news source/ source of news to gain the readers trust.the most frequently mentioned news sources include news Agencies, governments, officials, experts, statist
2、ics, departments of government, etc,Top 4 wire services in West,Reuters路透社 Agence France-Presse 法新社(AFP) The Associated Press 美联社(AP)United Press International 合众社(UPI ),2019/3/12,3,2019/3/12,4,News Source,Example 1: Japans Surplus Shrinks as Oil Prices Rise Tokyo Also Buys More From the U.S. As Its
3、 Exports to Rest of Asia Expand Complied by Our Staff From DispatchesTOKYO Japans trade surplus with the world dropped 19.3% in July from a year earlier, largely because of surging oil prices, the government said Thurday. （上述为）官方所言，政府所言,2019/3/12,5,News Source,Example 2: From Anarchy To Islamic Rule
4、 In Afghanistan U.S. Officials say the militia may be the key to stability By Michael Dobbs Washington Post Staff Writer The stunning capture of Kabul by the radial Taliban militia organization represents the best chance in years of ending the anarchy that has wracked Afghanistan since the Soviet in
5、vasion in 1979, but it also could be the prelude to the construction of a particularly strict Islamic state, according to U.S. Officials and experts. （上述是）援引美国官员和专家的（看法）。,2019/3/12,6,News Source,Example 3: The Rich Get Richer and Elected by STEVEN V. ROBERTS Special to The New York TimesWHASHINGTON,
6、 Sept. 23 The House of Representatives, which prides itself on being “the peoples House.” has been turning into a rich mans club.The representatives newly elected in 1984 were almost four times as wealthy as the first-term lawmakers elected only six years before, according to a new study based on th
7、e members finanical reports. （上述是）最新的研究（而得出的比较数字）,2019/3/12,7,News Source,Example 4: The Mob in the Markets: FBI Sees Bigger Presence by Sadera Sugawara Wahington Post ServiceWHASHINGTON Organized crims presence on Wall Street is growing and there are increasing signs that foreign mobsters are tryin
8、g to penetrate U. S. Stock market, according to a top FBI official.,2019/3/12,8,News Source,Thomas Fuentes, senior chief of the FBIs organized-crime section, said Wednesday at a House of Representative hearing that organized crimes involvement in the U.S. Financial and securities markets “has become
9、 significant,” although it has mainly been limited to low priced, thinly traded stocks that are not listed on major stock exchange.（上述是）援引一位名叫Thomas Fuentes的联邦调查局的高级警官的看法。,2019/3/12,9,News Source,Example 5: Raids in KashmirJAMMU, India India police and soldiers killed eight suspected Islamic rebels
10、in gun battles in Kashmir and seized a large cache of weapons in a raid on a guerrilla hideout, the police said Thursday.Six suspected militants were killed late Wednesday when their group fired on 15 policemen in Chandhak village Northwest of Jammu, Kashmirs winter captial.Soldiers killed two other
11、 suspected militants in a gun battle in the nearby village of Haribudha. In a village in the same area, the police and paramilitary troops raided a guerrilla hideout to seized rockests, explosives and communition. (AP) （上述为）警方所言,Other Sources:,Backgounder Not for attribution Off the record On lobby
12、terms,2019/3/12,10,Other Sources:,2019/3/12,11,Backgounder（对某事或某项政策进行的）背景情况介绍会；所谈情况可供发表，但不得披露消息来源。Deep background.Not for attribution不提供引证；不公布消息来源或提供者姓名；万一消息的发表引发问题，记者全面负责。Off the record不公开发表；只提供参考。On lobby terms【英】指大臣或下院议员在休会室透露的消息。,2019/3/12,12,News Source,消息来源常用套语： According toAP/ Reuters/PA. Aut
13、horitative/ informative/ military/ neutral/ official/ semi-official/ reliable/ well-informed source Business/ financial/ industrial/ diplomatic quarters The spokesman/women Witness/eyewitness,2019/3/12,13,News Source,消息来源常用套语： 也可用said, revealed, announced 和 quoted 等Witness said A source close to Pen
14、tagon revealed Foreign radio announced Foreign wire service were quoted as saying .,2019/3/12,14,News Source,消息来源常用套语： It is 和 It was 的结构It is/ was learnt/ reported/ announced that . It is/ was disclosed/ revealed/ released by . that . It is/ was widely rumoured that .,White House: US Tariffs on Chi
15、nese Tire Imports Are Fair By VOA News 12 September 2009 The White House says the U.S. decision to impose additional duties on Chinese tire imports is intended to reinforce fair trade rules, and not start a trade war.White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Saturday rejected Chinas accusation that the
16、U.S. move violates World Trade Organition rules. Gibbs said the United States simply wants to enforce rules to create a trade system that is fair for every. .The White House announced Friday that President Barack Obama has decided to approve a three-year tariff aimed at restricting tire imports from
17、 China.Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said Beijing strongly opposes what it calls a “protectionist“ move. He said China reserves the right to retaliate.,The additional tariffs were requested by the U.S. Steelworkers Union, which says that Chinese tire imports hurt the U.S. industry.The new
18、 tariffs will include an extra 35 percent duty on all car and light truck tires for the first year, to be followed by 30 percent the second year and 25 percent the third year.An existing four percent duty is already in effect. The powerful Steelworkers Union has argued that the rising imports of Chi
19、nese tires has resulted in the loss of thousands of American jobs.The tariff levels set by Mr. Obama are lower than the U.S. International Trade Commission recommended earlier this year, but media reports say they could still result in a significant drop in Chinese tire imports.Critics say the tarif
20、fs will hurt American consumers because they will increase prices and limit the choices available to buyers.,1. Predict the possible results of the case and who would be the winner/ loser in this trade war? Why?,No winner. Everybody loses!,Case of Imported Chinese Tire,2. To China, what are the most
21、 competitive exports? What are the imports needed most? Support your ideas.,In China Tires Case, Obama Strikes Middle Ground Posted by: Steve LeVine on September 12 Business Weekly President Barack Obama slapped a stiff tariff on the import of Chinese-made tires into the U.S., but elected not to act
22、 as tough as he could have. The politically charged decision appeared calibrated to strike a middle ground between satisfying his influential labor constituency while signaling to much-needed China that the U.S. values the bilateral relationship. It comes while the White House is attempting to hold
23、together the Democratic majority in Congress in order to pass the Presidents No. 1 priority health care reform.,19,Case of Imported Chinese Tire,In the Sept. 12 decision, Obama imposed a 3-year tariff on Chinese-made tire imports. In the first year, it will be set at 35%, far below the 55% levy reco
24、mmended by the U.S. International Trade Commission. The second year it will be 30%, and the final year 25%. The tariffs begin in 15 days. The decision was in response to a complaint by the United Steelworkers union, which invoked a provision in Chinas agreement to join the World Trade Organization t
25、hat allows protection from surging imports from the country. The union documented a tripling of Chinese tire imports from 2004 to 2008 that it said threatened thousands of jobs at U.S. tire factories. No U.S. tiremakers backed the complaint. Most major U.S. tiremarkers manufacture tires in China.,20
26、19/3/12,20,The ITC ruled in the unions favor. Then Obama had to decide whether to accept the decision, and if so to what degree. He issued his decision five days before a Sept. 17 deadline, and one night after commencing a hard push to get health care reform approved in Congress. United Steelworkers
27、 President Leo Gerard said in a statement that the decision “means China and other countries can no longer assume they can engage in predatory trade practices with impunity.” On Sept. 9, Gerard had told reporters in a Washington news conference that he expected tough sanctions by Obama.,2019/3/12,21
28、,In a statement, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama “decided to remedy the clear disruption to the U.S. tire industry based on the facts and the law in this case.” Separately, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said, “This Administration is doing what is necessary to enforce trade agreeme
29、nts on behalf of American workers and manufacturers. Enforcing trade laws is key to maintaining an open and free trading system.” The decision was cheered by key congressional Democrats. Rep. Sander Levin, chairman of the House Trade Subcommittee, said, “This remedy is consistent with WTO rules gove
30、rning Chinas,2019/3/12,22,membership, and President Obama is making good on his commitment to pursue a new trade policy that puts Americans workers, farmers and businesses first.” Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus said, “Strong trade enforcement must be the cornerstone of U.S. international trade p
31、olicy.” But David Spooner, a lawyer with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey who represents trade associations of Chinas tire producers, said in a statement, “These tariffs are unwarranted. Its troubling that the Administration would invoke an import surge safeguard over the objections of U.S. industry and in
32、 response to falling imports. Not a single U.S. tire company supports the tariffs.“,2019/3/12,23,Reader Comments,Neil Hardie September 12, 2009 03:33 AM This decision shows that President Obama intends to be the 1st President for a generation who will be remembered for making a difference at home in
33、stead of abroad. He has clearly signalled that health care reform for Americans is more important than keeping China happy. That is how the decision will be interpreted in China. But China only has itself to blame.,2019/3/12,24,President Obama must know that China will not now cooperate on Climate C
34、hange, reviving the DOHA round, restructing the Bretton Woods institutions etc in Pittsburgh. He has signalled that he is willing to sacrifice the possability of those things because basically he doesnt trust China to deliver on its promises.,2019/3/12,25,Reader Comments,He has good reason not to. C
35、hinas prevarication on taking up IMF bonds is going to prove very costly. They promised to buy $50bn at the London summit, tried to back out in July and then last week changed course again and signed the deal hoping for concessions in Pittsburgh. The reality is that Hu Jintao goes into conferences l
36、ike the G20 without an adequate understanding of the issues but cant lose face by saying so and signs up to things he doesnt understand and doesnt intend to do. This is routine and accepted within China but Hu Jintao has yet to learn that you cant do it in the international arena.,2019/3/12,26,Reade
37、r Comments,President Obama has just given the Chinese a lesson in international negotiations and told China to grow up, get their act together, develop a body of expertise to support their leaders on complex issues and until then forget trade offs. Chinas response will be interesting.,2019/3/12,27,R
38、eader Comments,David September 12, 2009 07:55 AM Once again the American consumer/taxpayer is required to pony up to protect high paying union jobs. First GM and Chrysler, now the tire industry. In 15 years, China will be the dog and we will be the tail. Then what?,2019/3/12,28,Reader Comments,Dwons
39、 September 12, 2009 01:49 PMThere is something strange here: how come this complaint was made by the United Steelworkers union, but not one single U.S. tire company supported the tariffs ? What does the United Steelworkers union know about tire making business ? Are they gonna make their next compla
40、int against too many iPhones assembled in China being imported into America ?,2019/3/12,29,Reader Comments,Simon Tan September 13, 2009 02:35 AM Until American workers can accept lower wages like what the Chinese workers are getting,there is no way US can compete on lower cost.American workers want
41、higher and higher wages with less and less work which is not the case in world economics.US should moved on to high technology and high industries with high wages instead of competing with labour intensive industries.China and US does not produce rubber and rubber is purchased,2019/3/12,30,Reader Co
42、mments,internationally at international pricing.So do compete in the tire industries in high quality and high price tires instead of lower price tires.US cannot compete in labor intensive industries anymore unless American workers are willing to accept USD120.00 per month wages,just like what the Ch
43、inese workers are getting.Is this possible?No way.,2019/3/12,31,Reader Comments,Tom September 13, 2009 07:41 PM Sad to see so many uninformed people. I have been in the tire business for over 30 years supplying the replacement market. If I could buy and sell tires made in the U.S. I would, however t
44、he manufacturers in the U.S. chose over 10 years ago to exit this business due to lack of return for their investment,strickly a business decision. The demand for these tires continued the supply dried up, then along came the Asian manufacturers, who answered the demand.,2019/3/12,32,Reader Comments
45、,The adjustent ratio on tires produced in China are as low as tires made in Japan, Korea or Brazil after all their main technology came from the same manufacturers who chose to remain silent during this whole issue. The Chinese will continue to grow over the next 4 years. Once these tempoary tariffs
46、 are over the USW will then realize that they have created an even bigger problem, supply from China as well as all of the other countries which geared up to supply tires during the 4 year period. What do you expect when you have a loud mouth Canadian who leads the Union, fighting for American jobs!
47、 Our current expanding government proves every day they have no real grasp on the fact that true free trade is the answer to our future, not selective protectionism.,2019/3/12,33,Satire Cartoon,2019/3/12,34,2019/3/12,35,Satire Cartoon,2019/3/12,36,Satire Cartoon,2019/3/12,37,Satire Cartoon,2019/3/12,41,Satire Cartoon,2019/3/12,42,Satire Cartoon,Satire Cartoon,2019/3/12,43,2019/3/12,44,
