NEW YORK, July 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of State has begun firing more than 1,300 people as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, U.S. media reported on Friday.

A common focus of both sides is to translate the important consensus reached by the two heads of state into specific policies and actions, to ensure that the two giant ships of China and the United ...

不过，美联社11日披露的裁员人数远低于外界原先预期。国务院5月致国会函称，辖下在美国境内工作的员工略多于1万8700人，国务院计画以裁员与优离，让人力瘦身18%；本土预算削减18%，高于最初提报的15%，超过300个局处办公室受影响。卢比欧称，官员「以极其慎重的措施重组国务院，以提高效能、更为聚焦」。路透社称，据这项公告与国务院一名高阶官员说法，包括自愿离职在内，国务院国内员工总数将减少约3000 ...