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The head of the mainland's Taiwan Affairs office has met with the mayor of New Taipei City.

Zhang Zhijun and Mayor Eric Chu have discussed economic cooperation between the two sides.

Zhang Zhijun is set to make a number of stops in different communities in Taiwan as part of his 4-day trip to the island.

Zhang has already held a formal meeting with Wang Yu-chi, Taiwan's mainland affairs chief.

The Iraqi government is moving to acquire second-hand¹ jet fighters from Russia and Belarus to secure air cover for its ground forces fighting the massive insurgency² in northern Iraq.

The jets are said to be arriving in Iraq in the next two or three days.

Meantime, Syrian forces have launched air strikes against Islamist militants³ at a border crossing between Iraq and Syria.

The strike took place inside Iraq territory, leaving around 90 dead.

Meantime the first batch⁴ of Chinese nationals trapped by the fighting in the Iraqi province of Salahudin has reportedly been taken back to Baghdad.

Around 40 Chinese nationals were evacuated⁵ by helicopters.

Around a thousand Chinese staffers from the China Machinery⁶ Engineering Group have become trapped by the fighting brought on by the Sunni insurgency in the region.

1 second-hand   

adj.用过的，旧的，二手的

参考例句：

• I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
• They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。

2 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

3 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

4 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

5 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

6 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。