China Urges Japan to Follow Peace, Friendship Treaty

　　The Chinese government says the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed in 1978 should be commemorated¹ and followed well.

 

　　Su Yi has more.

 

　　Monday marks the 35th anniversary of the signing of the treaty.

 

　　Chinese Foreign Ministry² spokesman Hong Lei says the treaty provides a political foundation for relations between China and Japan.

 

　　Hong Lei says it is in line with the fundamental interests of the two sides to maintain a "long-term, stable and friendly" relationship.

 

　　At the same time, the Chinese government says given the current tensions between the two sides, both should be striving for the normal development of bilateral³ relations.

 

　　Relations between China and Japan have soured following the Japanese government's move last year to purchase part of the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.

 

　　The Chinese government's comments also come after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went on record saying he would not stop his cabinet ministers from visiting the Yasukuni Shrine⁴ this coming Thursday.

 

　　This marks the day Japan surrendered at the end of World War II.

 

　　The shrine in Tokyo which is dedicated⁵ to honoring Japan's war dead, also enshrines 14 convicted Class-A war criminals.

 

　　Visits to the shrine by Japanese politicians are widely seen as an insult to countries in the region which were invaded by Japan during its years of military expansion.

 

　　Meantime, Japanese Foreign Ministry has also issued a statement, saying the Japanese government remains⁶ committed to improving its ties with China.

 

　　Foreign Ministry spokesperson Kuni Sato says the relationship with China remains one of Japan's most important bilateral ties.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Su Yi.

1 commemorated   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Lincoln commemorated the soldiers killed in the battle in his address. 林肯在演说中表扬阵亡将士。 来自辞典例句
• You'll be commemorated for killing a spy, and be specially discharged. 你们每杀一个间谍将会被记录到特殊档案。 来自电影对白

2 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。

3 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

4 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

5 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。