CCTV9英语新闻12月：中国外交部：日本试图挑起麻烦

Japan says it will raise the issue of China’s Air Defense¹ Identification Zone during the Japan-ASEAN special summit, which will be held in December in Tokyo. It plans to ask ASEAN countries to take the same stance as Japan does. China’s Foreign Ministry² has responded to the news.

"We have repeatedly made our position clear on the issue of the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone. We would like to ask Japan to explain to other countries whether it has an ADIZ or not. When Japan first set up its ADIZ and later on expanded its ADIZ several times, it never consulted with other countries. And look at the size of Japan’s ADIZ. Japan doesn’t want to allow others to do what itself has been doing. And it’s trying to stir up trouble. This approach is senseless and speaks of Japan’s ulterior motives³." said Qin Gang, Spokesman, Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan is seriously concerned about China’s air defense zone. Abe met officials of the Liberal Democratic Party at his residence and accepted their written proposal asking China to "retract⁴ the decision." Abe says he will seek backing from neighboring countries and international institutions. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said he will discuss the issue with US Vice⁵ President Joe Biden next week. Japan sent out aircraft last Saturday to monitor China’s surveillance planes. On Thursday, Japan’s self-defense forces dispatched more aircraft into the air defense identification zone. Japan set up a similar zone in 1969. It includes China's Diaoyu Islands.

 

 

1 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。

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 motives   

n.动机，目的( motive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机
• His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。

4 retract   

vt.缩回，撤回收回，取消

参考例句：

• The criminals should stop on the precipice, retract from the wrong path and not go any further.犯罪分子应当迷途知返，悬崖勒马，不要在错误的道路上继续走下去。
• I don't want to speak rashly now and later have to retract my statements.我不想现在说些轻率的话，然后又要收回自己说过的话。

5 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。