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英语新闻丨日本首相有关台湾的言论引发批评

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Episode 7

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi'sprovocative remarks on China's Taiwan recently drew heavy criticism from officials, experts and citizens domestically.

日本首相高市早苗近日就中国台湾问题发表的挑衅言论，引发日本国内官员、专家及民众的强烈批评。

These statements misjudged Japan's current security environment and constituted a severe violation of the one-China policy, which could undermine the foundation of mutual trust between China and Japan, and even trigger regional security risks, they noted.

这些言论误判了日本当前的安全环境，严重违反了一个中国政策，可能动摇中日互信基础，甚至引发地区安全风险。

On Saturday evening, about 100 Japanese citizens gathered in front of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo to protest against Takaichi's erroneous remarks and demand her resignation. The demonstrators chanted slogans such as "Retract your remarks, apologize immediately", "Takaichi step down", and "Those who cannot conduct diplomacy should not be prime minister".

周六晚间，约100名日本民众聚集在东京首相官邸前，抗议高市早苗的错误言论并要求其辞职。示威者高呼“收回言论，立即道歉”、“高市下台”、“不懂外交者不该当首相”等口号。

Takaichi claimed at a meeting on Nov 7 at the Diet, Japan's legislature, that a Taiwan emergency involving the use of military vessels and military force from the Chinese mainland could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan. According to legislation, Japan's Self-Defense Forces could exercise the right of collective self-defense if such a situation is recognized as "survival-threatening".

高市早苗11月7日在日本国会会议上声称，若台湾地区发生涉及中国大陆动用军舰和武力的紧急事态，可能构成对日本的“生存威胁局面”。根据日本法律规定，若此类事态被认定为“生存威胁”，日本自卫队可行使集体自卫权。

Ukeru Magosaki, director of the East Asian Community Institute and a former senior official at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told China Daily that if Japan were to take military action in a contingency involving Taiwan, it would be regarded as interference in China's internal affairs and would inevitably trigger responses from China.

东亚共同体研究所所长、日本外务省前高官孙崎享向《中国日报》表示，若日本在涉及台湾的突发事件中采取军事行动，将被视为干涉中国内政，势必引发中国的应对措施。

"From the perspective of Japan's national security, this would yield no positive outcome," Magosaki said.

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