President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing President Hu Jintao arrived in Berlin last night to attend the outreach session of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations' summit in northern Germany. Hu will attend a multilateral meeting of the leaders of the Outreach Five developing countries - India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa in addition to China - in Berlin today as well have a series of bilateral meetings. The annual summit of G8 countries - Germany (the current G8 presidency), the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia - opened in Heiligendamm yesterday. With the summit theme "Growth and Responsibility", G8 leaders will discuss global warming and African development among other hot issues. Hu will present China's propositions on climate change at the outreach session. There is quite a cloud hanging over this year's G8 summit, which is French President Nicolas Sarkozy's first, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair's last. Apart from trying to tone down the war of words between the US and Russia on a proposed American missile defense system in Europe, the leaders are also likely to discuss Middle East peace, the Darfur issue, Iran's nuclear program, and the future of Kosovo. However, G8 members do not appear to have reached a consensus on some issues. There are signs the Americans are starting to get serious about climate change, but it is unlikely that concrete measures limiting carbon dioxide emissions will be agreed on. One topic, however, seems to be getting more attention than any other: security. A 12-km metal barrier was erected and 16,000 police deployed to ensure the summit is not disturbed. 點擊查看更多雙語新聞 (Reuters)

國家主席胡錦濤于昨晚（6月6日晚）抵達德國首都柏林，將出席在德國北部舉行的工業化八國集團擴大首腦會議。 胡錦濤將于今天在柏林出席中國、印度、巴西、墨西哥和南非五個發展中國家領導人的集體會晤。會議期間，胡錦濤還將與有關領導人舉行雙邊會談。 一年一度的八國集團峰會于昨天在德國海利根達姆開幕，與會的八個成員國包括德國（今年的輪值主席國）、美國、英國、法國、日本、意大利、加拿大和俄羅斯。 本屆八國峰會的主題是“增長與責任”，八國集團領導人將就全球變暖、非洲發展等熱點問題進行會談。 胡錦濤將在擴大首腦會議上就氣候變化問題闡述中國的看法和主張。 今年的八國峰會陰云密布，法國總統尼古拉斯·薩科奇第一次出席，而英國首相托尼·布萊爾則是最后一次出席。 此前，美國和俄羅斯因美執意在歐洲部署導彈防御系統而關系緊張，領導人們除了試圖緩解這一問題外，還將討論中東和平、達爾富爾問題、伊朗核計劃和科索沃的未來局勢問題。 然而，八國在一些問題上還未達成共識。有跡象表明，美國已開始認真對待氣候變化問題，但各國在限制二氧化碳排放量的具體措施上不大可能達成一致。 然而，另一個問題似乎最受關注，即安全問題。為了確保此次峰會的順利進行，德國政府設了一堵12公里長的金屬墻，并部署了一萬六千名警察。 （英語點津姍姍編輯）