美联储首次批准中国的银行收购美国银行

　　The U.S. Federal Reserve has given the go-ahead for state-owned Chinese banks to enter the U.S. banking market.

　　美国联邦储备委员会已经同意中国的银行进入美国的金融市场。

　　The U.S. central bank on Wednesday approved an application by China"s biggest bank - the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China - to buy an 80 percent stake in the U.S. branch of the Bank of East Asia. It is the first time a Chinese state-controlled company has been approved to acquire a U.S. bank.

　　星期三，美联储批准了中国工商银行收购东亚银行美国分行80%股份的申请。中国工商银行是中国最大的银行。这是中国国营公司首次获准收购美国的银行。

　　The landmark step comes days after U.S. and Chinese officials held high-level financial talks in Beijing. U.S. officials said during the talks that China has made progress on a number of issues, including taking steps toward a more open and market-oriented financial system.

　　在美联储做出这一标志性决定的几天前，美国和中国官员在北京举行了高层金融会谈，美国官员在会谈中表示，中国在一系列问题上都取得了进步，包括采取措施建立更开放的市场主导型金融系统。