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  • Japan's Abe Visits Controversial War Shrine
  • 安倍晋叁参拜有争议的靖国神社
  •   Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has paid respects at a Tokyo war shrine that many of Japan's neighbors see as a symbol of its militaristic past.
  • 日本首相安倍晋叁参拜了靖国神社,而日本的很多邻国将靖国神社视為日本军国主义歷史的象徵。

  •   The visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, the first by a sitting Japanese prime minister since 2006, was quickly condemned by South Korea and China, both victims of imperialist Japan's aggression.
  • 中国和南韩立即对安倍参拜靖国神社的做法予以谴责;中韩两国都是日本帝国主义侵略的受害者;自 2006 年以来,这是日本现任首相首次参拜靖国神社。

  •   Mr. Abe downplayed the political impact of the Thursday visit, saying it was not meant to hurt the feelings of Japan's neighbors, but was a sign of respect for his country's war dead.
  • 安倍晋叁对星期四参拜靖国神社的政治含义进行淡化处理,声称此举并非有意伤害邻国的感情,而是对战争死难者表示敬意。

  •   The Shinto shrine honors Japan's nearly 2.5 million war dead, including 14 convicted World War II war criminals.
  • 靖国神社供奉着将近 250 万日本战争亡灵牌位,其中包括 14 名二战战犯。

  •   China's foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang immediately slammed Mr. Abe's visit as "absolutely unacceptable to the Chinese people" and demanded Tokyo "reflect on its history of aggression."
  • 中国外交部发言人秦刚立即表示,中国人民完全不能接受安倍参拜靖国神社的做法,并要求东京 “对自己的侵略歷史进行反思”。

  •   The Xinhua news agency also said China will "make solemn representations" in Beijing and Tokyo on Thursday to protest the visit.
  • 中国官方的新华社说,中国星期四将在北京和东京对安倍参拜靖国神社表示严正抗议。

  •   South Korea's minister of culture, sports and tourism, Yoo Jinryong, labeled the move as "anachronistic" and said it will hurt South Korea-Japan ties.
  • 南韩文化体育观光部长官刘震龙说,安倍参拜靖国神社是 “不合时宜” 的,并表示此举将损害韩日关係。

  •   The U.S., a strong ally of Tokyo, said in a statement via its embassy in Japan that it is "disappointed" the country's leaders have undertaken an action that will "exacerbate tensions" with its neighbors.
  • 美国通过驻日使馆发表声明,对日本领导人採取这一举动表示 “失望”,并说这种做法将加剧日本与邻国之间的紧张关係。

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  • Amid Clashes, Thailand's Election Commission Calls for Delay in Vote
  • 泰国爆发衝突 选举委员会要求推迟选举
  •   Thailand's election commission has requested the indefinite postponement of an early vote, which was called for by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as a way out of the country's political crisis, which turned violent again Thursday.
  • 泰国选举委员会要求无限期推迟英拉总理宣佈提前举行的选举;英拉试图通过提前举行选举来摆脱目前的政治危机;星期四,泰国政治危机再度引发暴力。

  •   In a statement, the commission cited a lack of peace between the government and protesters, who for weeks have demanded that Prime Minister Yingluck step down and hand power to an unelected council.
  • 泰国选举委员会发表声明说,政府与抗议者之间没有建立起和平关係;几星期来,抗议者一直要求英拉辞职,将权力转交一个未经选举產生的委员会。

  •   Earlier Thursday, police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at anti-government protesters who were trying to disrupt election preparations.
  • 星期四早些时候,警察向试图干扰选举準备工作的反政府抗议者发射催泪弹和橡皮子弹。

  •   The clashes began after protesters ignored police warnings and stormed a sports stadium in Bangkok where officials were registering candidates for the scheduled February 2 vote.
  • 抗议民眾无视警方的警告,衝入曼谷的一个体育场,从而引发衝突;候选人们在该体育场登记参加定於明年 2 月 2 日举行的选举。

  •   The protesters hurled rocks at police, but later withdrew and the election preparations continued as usual.
  • 抗议者向警察投掷石块,但后来撤退,选举準备工作恢復正常。

  •   Officials said at least 32 protesters were hurt during the incident.
  • 有关官员说,至少有 32 名抗议者在衝突中受伤。

  •   Police spokesman Piya Uthayo said three policemen also were injured.
  • 泰国警方发言人说,也有叁名警察受伤。

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