CCTV9英语新闻：China: Japan uses China as excuse to beef up military capabilities

 

　　China’s Foreign Ministry¹ has protested Japan’s latest Defense² White Paper that uses Chinese military development as an excuse to beef up the capabilities³ of its self-defense forces.

　　The annually⁴ released White Paper claims that Japan is facing a worsening security environment, citing China’s military build-up as "a concern" for the region and the international community due to lack of transparency. The paper says that since China has continued to send ships to waters near the Diaoyu Islands, Japan will beef up the capabilities of its Self-Defense Forces by dispatching troops to remote areas and conducting joint⁵ drills.

　　Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Wednesday that China’s normal and legitimate⁶ defense build-up poses no threat to any country.

　　Hua Chunying, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, said, "China develops normal and legitimate defense build-up for the sole purpose of safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial⁷ integrity, and maintaining regional and world peace and stability. It poses no threat to any other country. In recent years Japan has been constantly hyping up the ’China threat theory’ and creating regional tension and confrontation⁸. If taking into consideration some of Japanese political forces using this as an excuse to promote military building and war preparations, and holding frequent military drills in recent years, the international community cannot help but worry about Japan’s real agenda and the direction it is heading."

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

4 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

7 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

8 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。