CCTV9英语新闻12月：中国：声明支持中国的钓鱼岛主权

Sunday is the 70th anniversary of the release of the Cairo Declaration. The document, which was signed in 1943 by China, the US and the UK, called for the unconditional¹ surrender of Japan, and the return of all its occupied territories. China says the document is highly significant, as the territories include the Diaoyu Islands, which are part of a long running territorial² dispute with Japan.

The Cairo Declaration states all territories occupied by Japan before and during World War Two must be returned.

That includes land taken from China, specifically Northeast China, Taiwan and the Pescadores Island chain.

The Pescadores includes the Diaoyu Islands.

But there are also other international documents that endorse³ China’s legal rights.

"In August of 1945, the Emperor at the time, on behalf of the Japanese government, accepted the Potsdam Declaration, which states Japan shall enforce the Cairo Declaration. It means Japanese territories will be limited to the four large islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku, and some other islets that international community accepts. Japan later issued the Instrument of Surrender, which also said Japan would enforce the Potsdam Declaration." said Liu Jiangyong, Vice⁴ Dean, Inst. of Modern Int;l Relations , Tsinghua Univ.

However, in 1951, some allied⁵ powers signed the Treaty of San Francisco with Japan, which muddied the waters.

This year, Japan designated the anniversary of that Treaty as "Sovereignty Recovery Day".

Analysts⁶ see the move as part of Japan’s nationalist campaign, and say Tokyo is trying to elevate the status of the San Francisco Treaty.

China has repeatedly asked Japan to respect both the Cairo Declaration, as well as the Potsdam Declaration. The Chinese government has firmly resolved to defend the country’s sovereignty.

 

1 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

2 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。

3 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

6 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。