标题: APEC [打印本页] 作者: choi 时间: 11-14-2011 08:51 标题: APEC Laura Meckler, Obama Seeks New Pacific Influence: President says, ' We are here to stay' at Start of East Asia trip, but Beijing challenges US role as dominant power. Wall Street Journal, Nov 14, 2011. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 36423985081272.html
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(2) 奥巴马说美国的经济未来维系于亚洲. VOA Chinese, Nov 14, 2011.
(3) APEC峰会结束，台湾与中国各有立场. VOA Chinese, Nov 14, 2011 http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... hina-133794163.html
("此前中国与会官员曾表示，并没有受邀参加TPP成员国的谈判。对此，迈克·佛洛曼 [美国主管国际经济事务的总统国家安全事务副助理 Mike Froman] 表示，'TPP不是受邀才能加入，而是你自己要有意愿加入。对于中国或其他国家，必须由他们自己决定'”)
My comment: Regarding photo caption: "连战的夫人连方瑀和美国第一夫人米歇尔."
Ms Michelle Obama is very tall, even by American standard. See
Stephen M Silverman, Michelle Obama in a Tie for Tallest First Lady. People magazine, Apr 8, 2010 http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20359218,00.html
("She towers over all of them, except one – Eleanor Roosevelt, who, just like Mrs. O, stood a fairly remarkable 5' 11".")
I can not find teh height of Ms 连方瑀 but assume she stood on a platform in this photo op.
(6) Jackie Calmes, Costume Not Necessary, Obama Says. New York Times, Nov 14, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/1 ... is-unnecessary.html
("President Obama, as the host this year, packed away for good the two-decade tradition of having the group pose for a 'family photo' in some garb representative of the host country")
My comment: Hmm, I do not know. Maybe China may perceive slights in NY Times' cropping off its leader. Truth be told, the print edition does not have the photo.