Chinese president calls for party unity

Belajar bahasa Inggris sambil membaca berita BBC dalam dua bahasa tentang pidato presiden Cina dan polisi Afghanistan yang membelot ke Taliban.

Chinese president calls for party unity

The Chinese president, Hu Jintao, has called on the Communist Party to be united in the face of what he called unprecedented challenges.

In a speech carried on the front pages of all major Chinese newspapers, President Hu defended the countries ongoing economic reforms, but he said wealth needed to be distributed more evenly.

Mr Hu's remarks come ahead of the party conference in September at which a new generation of leaders will be presented.

Correspondents say the transition of power is not going as smoothly as planned because of recent political scandals and China's economic slowdown .

Presiden Cina serukan persatuan partai

Presiden Cina, Hu Jintao, menyerukan Partai Komunis untuk bersatu menghadapi apa yang ia sebut tantangan-tantangan yang belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya.

Dalam pidato yang dimuat di halaman depan semua surat kabat besar di Cina, Presiden Hu membela reformasi ekonomi saat ini, namun ia mengatakan kemakmuran harus lebih merata.

Pernyataan Hu dikeluarkan menjelang kongres partai bulan September di mana generasi baru pemimpin Cina akan diperkenalkan.

Para wartawan mengatakan peralihan kekuasaan tidak semulus yang direncanakan karena skandal politik belum lama ini dan melambatnya ekonomi Cina.

Afghan police defect to Taliban

Officials in south-west Afghanistan say a police commander and thirteen men under his command have defected to the Taliban.

A spokesman for the governor of Farah Province said the men left a police checkpoint late on Sunday.

They took police weapons and equipment with them, including several vehicles.

The commander reportedly poisoned seven police officers who refused to join the defection.

Polisi Afghanistan membelot ke Taliban

Para pejabat di Afghanistan barat daya mengatakan seorang komandan polisi dan 13 anak buahnya membelot ke Taliban.

Juru bicara gubernur Provinsi Farah mengatakan mereka meninggalkan pos pemeriksaan polisi Minggu malam.

Mereka membawa senjata dan peralatan polisi, termasuk beberapa kendaraan.

Komandan polisi dilaporkan meracuni tujuh polisi yang menolak bergabung dengan Taliban.