问：有媒体报道，中方已向美方建议在澳门举行中美元首会晤，并签署中美经贸磋商第一阶段协议。你能否证实？

　　答：这纯属臆测。

Q: There are media reports that China has suggested to the US that the two presidents meet in Macao to sign a phase one trade agreement. Is that true?

A: That's just a groundless assumption.

　　问：据报道，10月31日，巴基斯坦一辆火车在旁遮普省起火，造成超过70人遇难，数十人受伤。中方对此有何评论？

　　答：我们看到了有关报道。这是一起非常不幸的事件。我们对火灾的遇难者表示深切哀悼，对遇难者的家属和有关受伤人员表示慰问。

Q: On October 31 in Pakistan, more than 70 people were killed and dozens injured after a passenger train caught fire in Punjab province. Do you have any comment on that?

A: We noted reports on this very unfortunate incident. We express deep condolences for the passing of the victims and sincere sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured.

　　问：关于印度宣布成立“查谟和克什米尔中央直辖区”和“拉达克中央直辖区”，你是否有新情况可以提供？

　　答：你问的都是我昨天回答过的问题。既然你这么关心，我可以再重复一遍。

　　印方近日宣布正式成立所谓的“查谟和克什米尔中央直辖区”和“拉达克中央直辖区”，将部分中国领土划入印度行政管辖范围，中方对此表示强烈不满和坚决反对。印方通过单方面修改国内法律和行政区划的方式，挑战中国主权权益。这一做法是非法、无效的，不会改变有关地区在中国实际控制下的事实，不会产生任何效力。

Q: Do you have anything new on the Indian government's decision to establish the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh?

A: This is another question I responded to yesterday. As you are interested, I will repeat my answer.

The Indian government announced recently the establishment of the so-called "Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir" and "Union Territory of Ladakh", placing part of Chinese territory under Indian administration. China deplores and firmly opposes that. India is challenging China's sovereign rights and interests by unilaterally revising domestic law and administrative division. This is illegal, null and void. It will neither change the fact that the relevant region is under China's actual control nor produce any effect.

　　中方敦促印方切实尊重中方领土主权，恪守双方达成的有关协定，以实际行动维护中印边境地区的和平与安宁，为两国妥善解决边界问题创造有利条件。

　　问：据报道，美方确认将不会派任何高级别代表参加在上海举行的第二届中国国际进口博览会。你对此有何评论？

　　答：第二届中国国际进口博览会将于11月5日至10日在上海举行。截至目前，共有63个国家将来华参加国家展，来自150多个国家和地区的3000多家企业将参加企业展，数量超过了首届。

We urge India to respect China's territorial sovereignty, abide by bilateral agreements, and safeguard the peace and tranquility in the border region with concrete actions to create conditions for a proper settlement of the boundary issue with China.

Q: The US confirmed today that it will not be sending any high-level representatives to the second China International Import Expo in Shanghai next week. Do you have any comment on that?

A: The second China International Import Expo (CIIE) will be held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10. So far 63 countries have registered for country exhibition and over 3,000 businesses from more than 150 countries and regions will be attending the business exhibition, exceeding the number at the first CIIE.

　　至于美方表示他们不会派高级别代表来参加进博会，我想，他们来，我们欢迎。他们不来，也没有什么大不了。

　　前两天我在这里介绍过，目前报名参展的美国企业数量达到192家，比去年增长18%，美方参展面积达4.75万平方米，居各参展国首位。

You said the US would not be sending any high-level representatives to the second CIIE. I would like to say that they are welcome to attend the event if they'd like to come. But if they don't, it's no big deal.

Like I said the other day, 192 American businesses have registered to attend the exhibitions, an 18 percent increase compared to last year. Their total exhibition area is about 47,500 square meters, the biggest among all participating countries.

　　这再次说明，美国企业看好中国的经济前景，看好中国的市场潜力，愿意继续投资中国，愿意继续深化与中方的务实合作。我想这更为重要。毕竟跟中国做生意的、跟中国开展具体经贸合作的，是美国的企业。

　　这里我要重申，中美经贸合作的本质是互利共赢，双方经贸关系中出现一些问题在所难免，关键是双方要本着相互尊重、平等相待的精神妥善加以解决。搞单边主义、保护主义和霸凌行径于事无补，根本解决不了问题。

This again shows that American businesses are optimistic about China's economic prospects and market potential. They are ready to increase investment in and deepen cooperation with China. I believe this matters more. After all, it is American enterprises that are doing business and conducting trade and economic cooperation with China.

I would like to reiterate that China-US trade and economic cooperation is win-win in nature. It's only natural to encounter some problems in this process, but the key is to properly resolve them with mutual respect and equality. Unilateralism, protectionism and bullying practice won't help at all and will by no means solve any problem.