US manufacturers have long had the inside track on sales of defence equipment to South Korea, where 37,000 US troops are stationed. But Chicago-based Boeing now faces stiff competition for the South Korean military concession from France's Dassault Aviation; Russia's Sukhoi; and Eurofighter International - a consortium of firms from Britain, Germany, Italy, and Spain.With the US possibly losing its traditional edge there, President George W. Bush is bent on urging South Korea to purchase F-15 jet fighters built by Boeing, Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Jan. 27. According to the Japanese daily, South Korean officials in Washington claimed that Mr. Bush would make the request of President Kim Dae-jung during his visit to South Korea, set for February 19 and 20.
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机译：长期以来，美国制造商一直在向韩国销售国防设备方面拥有内部跟踪，韩国驻扎了37,000名美军。但是，总部位于芝加哥的波音公司现在正面临来自法国达索航空公司的韩国军事特许权的激烈竞争。俄罗斯的苏霍伊;以及欧洲战斗机国际组织（Eurofighter International）–由英国，德国，意大利和西班牙组成的企业财团。由于美国可能会失去传统优势，美国总统布什（George W. Bush）决心敦促韩国购买波音制造的F-15喷气式战斗机，读卖新闻1月27日报道。据日本日报报道，在华盛顿的韩国官员声称，布什总统将在定于2月19日至20日访问韩国的金大中总统提出要求。
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