加拿大將和中國簽訂協議歸還逃亡者的財產
BEIJing/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is set tofinalize a deal with China to return ill-gotten assets seized from those suspected of economic crimes, the official China Daily reported on Monday, as Beijing works to track down corrupt officials who have fled overseas.
北京/渥太華（路透社）——加拿大將和中國簽訂協議以歸還經濟犯的非法所得，《中國日報》週一報道，中國現在正致力於抓捕逃亡海外的腐敗官員。China has vowed to pursue a search, dubbedOperation "Fox Hunt," beyond its borders for corrupt officials andbusiness executives, and their assets.
中國已經開展了“獵狐行動”以抓捕逃亡海外的腐敗官員和企業經理人以及他們的財產。
But Western countries have balked at signing extradition deals with China, partly out of concern about the integrity of its judicial system and treatment of prisoners. Rights groups say Chinese authorities use torture and that the death penalty is common in corruption cases.
但是西方國家在與中國簽訂引渡協議上猶豫不前，部分原因是對中國司法的公正性以及對犯人的對待上存有擔憂。人權組織稱中國當局使用折磨手段，而且在腐敗案中判處死刑是很普遍的。
With the deal, Canada, one of the top two destinations for suspected economic fugitives from China, would become the third country to agree to help Beijing deal with such offenses, following offers this year from France and Australia.
一旦簽訂這個協議，作為中國經濟犯最常去的兩個國家之一，加拿大將成為第三個幫助北京遣返經濟犯的國家，前兩個是於今年簽訂協議的法國和澳洲。The agreement will cover "the returnof property related to people who would have fled to Canada and would have been involved in corrupt activities," the China Daily reported Guy Saint-Jacques,Canada's ambassador to the country, as saying in an interview.
《中國日報》援引加拿大駐中國大使的話説，這項協議所涵蓋的財產將包括“打算潛逃加拿大的腐敗分子的財產”。China and Canada announced the deal in July2013, but both countries are still in the course of ratifying it.
中國與加拿大在2013年7月宣佈了這項協議，但是兩個國家仍然還處於批准這個協議的過程中。Canada's Public Safety Ministry, which oversees the agency that handles deportation cases, said authorities had expelled 1,766 Chinese nationals from Jan. 1, 2011 to Nov. 7, 2014.
監管驅逐案件機構的加拿大公共安全部稱加拿大當局已經在2011年1月1號到2014年11月7號間驅逐了1766名中國公民。Although the vast majority were sent back for minor offenses such as over staying a visa, 70 had committed serious crimes and a further seven had engaged in organized crime. The ministry did not give more details.
儘管大部分被遣返的都是因為一些小的罪行，比如簽證過期，但其中70人犯有嚴重罪行，還有另外7人涉及有組織犯罪。該部門沒有給出更多的細節。Canada has a policy of not sending people to countries where they might face execution.
加拿大的政策是不把人遣返回可能面臨死刑的國家。
