原文吃光
新聞來源：
New York Times
紐約時報
新聞標題：
In a First, Leaders of China and Taiwan to Meet
台灣與中方領袖第一次會面
新聞內容：
HONG KONG — The presidents of China and Taiwan will meet on Saturday,
official statements from both said Wednesday. It would be the first such
meeting since the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949 that divided the two,
in a prolonged and sometimes hostile conflict that has helped shape
Asia-Pacific politics for more than a half-century.
據雙方官方消息指出，中國國家主席與台灣的總統將在週六會面，這是自從1949年衝突使亞太地區
的政治情況形成後半世紀來的第一次
President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan is to confer with President Xi Jinping of
China in Singapore to exchange ideas about improving relations, but no
agreements are envisioned, said Mr. Ma’s spokesman, Charles Chen.
台灣宗痛馬囧跟中國國家主席習近平將在新加坡會唔
Zhang Zhijun, minister of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, confirmed the
meeting would take place Saturday in Singapore, China’s state-run Xinhua
news agency reported. Mr. Zhang said the “status and the title of the
leaders of the two sides would be agreed upon by both sides,” Xinhua
reported.
國台辦亦證實此事，「兩岸現實情況與領導者的稱謂將被雙方認許」
Although relations between China and Taiwan have improved in recent years,
the Chinese government has insisted that Taiwan is a breakaway province and
that reunification is inevitable — by force if necessary. Many in Taiwan are
wary of China’s ultimate intentions.
雖然兩岸關係近期有所緩和，中國政府卻堅稱台灣是中國的一省而統一是不可避免的，即
使要以武力統一也在所不惜，很多台灣人對於中國的終極目標感到擔憂
The leaders of the two sides have not met since the Nationalist Party forces
of Chiang Kai-shek fled the mainland for Taiwan after losing a civil war to
Mao Zedong’s triumphant Communist Party in the 1940s.
雙方的領袖從蔣中正從究因於與共產黨內戰的潰敗而從大陸逃到台灣後再也沒有會面
On Taiwan, the Nationalist Party maintained itself as the Republic of China
and once vowed to retake the mainland, but its policies toward the Chinese
authorities in Beijing have evolved considerably since then.
在台灣，國民黨在台灣保持自己ＲＯＣ的國名而一度誓言反攻大陸，但相對而言政治上
卻一直偏向北京政府
Mr. Ma, who is in the final months of his second and last term as president,
has expressed interest in meeting Mr. Xi before. He told The New York Times
last year that “it is a pity” that “the leaders of the two sides of the
Taiwan Strait” could not meet during the November 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation summit meeting in Beijing.
剩下沒幾個月任期的馬囧其實先前已經有表示過想跟跟習近平會面的意思，他甚至告訴過
紐約時報雙方領袖沒有在2014年北京的APEC會面「很可惜」
China’s leaders have been cautious about meeting Taiwan officials out of
fear of legitimizing the island’s government, which they have long tried to
isolate. At the same time, China and Taiwan have reached a series of trade
agreements during Mr. Ma’s eight years in office, and trade and travel
between the two sides has greatly expanded.
中國的領袖一直對於與台灣官方人員會面保持謹慎心態，避免不小心承認在台政府的合
法性，但同時在馬囧執政的八年中雙方的貿易與旅遊卻蓬勃發展
China favors Mr. Ma’s Nationalist Party, also known as the Kuomintang, over
Taiwan’s pro-independence opposition.
中國較支持馬囧的國民黨，因為國民黨反對台獨的立場
It is unclear, however, how Mr. Ma’s meeting with Mr. Xi could help the
Kuomintang in Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections in January.
The Kuomintang has trailed badly in polls partly because of Mr. Ma’s efforts
to forge closer ties to China.
關於馬囧與習近平會面究竟會對一月的大選有什麼影響現在仍不清晰，近來ＫＭＴ的民調
因為馬囧長期親中的政策而萎靡不振
Mr. Ma’s support in Taiwan has declined significantly over his second term,
reflecting concern there over his engagement with the Chinese authorities in
Beijing.
馬囧在第二任期的支持度大幅下滑反映出人民對他兩岸政策的不滿
Student protesters took over Taiwan’s legislature for nearly a month last
year to force reconsideration of a trade in services agreement with China. In
local elections last year the Kuomintang suffered sharp losses, partly over
the party’s China policy.
學生去年佔領立法院近一個月逼迫政府重新考慮與中國的服貿協議，在上次的地方大選
中國民黨遭受了非常大的挫敗，一部就可究因於該黨的中國政策
While a meeting between the two presidents would be historic, it is unlikely
to produce major breakthroughs. With the announcement that no agreements
would be signed, and Mr. Ma’s term of office expiring next year, there is
little time to pursue new accords.
雖說這將會是歷史性的一刻，但在雙方宣布並沒有任何協議將被簽署的情況下很難想像
有任何進展，馬囧也即將下任難以有新的政策推行
Tsai Ing-wen, the presidential nominee of the Democratic Progressive Party,
has held a commanding lead in polls in Taiwan over the past year. If she wins
the January election, she is expected to take a much more cautious line
toward China.
DPP總統候選人蔡英文今年在民調上都維持領先，如果他在一月勝選，台灣對於中國政策
被預料將更加謹慎
The United States long recognized Taiwan as the legitimate seat of China’s
government. But in 1979, the United States established full diplomatic
relations with Beijing.
美國先前長期承認ROC是中國的代表，但1979後改與北京政府建立全面的外交關係
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備註：
理性、客觀、中立的報導一個新聞，並且完整敘述近期的情況讓讀者快速瞭解背景
真希望在台灣有天可以看到這樣的報導
但紐時的記者可能太天真了，或許之後也沒有台灣了