中国人民的老朋友、老专家、全国政协常委爱泼斯坦同志因病于5月26日11时40分在北京逝世,享年90岁。爱泼斯坦病重住院期间,国家外国专家局局长万学远、副局长张建国到医院看望爱老并转达温家宝总理对爱老及家属的问候。爱泼斯坦生前曾说:“中国人一般是由爱国主义走到国际主义, The old friend and expert of the Chinese people and the standing member of the CPPCC National Committee, Comrade Epstein, died at Beijing from 11 to 40 on May 26 at the age of 90. Epstein was seriously hospitalized during the visit. Wang Weiyuan, director of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and Zhang Jianguo, deputy director of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, visited the hospital and conveyed Premier Wen Jiabao's greetings to his elders and their families. Epstein had said before his death: "Chinese are generally from patriotism to internationalism,