英闻天下——204 Chinese, Japanese Communities Pledge Friendship

 　　Groups representing both Chinese and Japanese interests have been meeting in more frequency over the past few weeks in an attempt to try to ease tensions between the two countries.

 

　　The latest meeting has been between Tang Jiaxuan, head of the China-Japan Friendship Association and Tomiichi Murayama, a former Japanese Prime Minister.

 

　　Tang Jiaxuan, also a former Chinese foreign minister, has told his visitor it's in the two sides' interest to maintain the healthy development of bilateral¹ ties.

 

　　For his part, Murayama says he hopes his visit to China can enhance communication between the two peoples and governments.

 

　　"The relationship between China and Japan doesn't only relate to the two countries, but also affects the peace and stabilization² of Asia. I hope our two countries can develop dialogues in more areas including economy,"

 

　　Murayama became the first Japanese prime minister to publicly apologize for Japan wartime past in 1995 as part of a speech marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.

 

　　Yang Xiyu with the China Institute of International Studies says Murayama's visit has its unique value and effect.

 

　　"Firstly, Murayama's visit shows that he himself as an influential³ politician, wishes to stabilize⁴ the bilateral relationship. Secondly⁵, his coming out of retirement⁶ and visiting China personally signals that his speech will be upheld, and whether Murayama's speech will be upheld or not is a test stone when judging Japanese government's attitude towards the Sino-Japanese relationship and history."

 

　　Tomiichi Murayama is the third high-ranking Japanese politician to visit China in less than a month.

 

　　His trip comes on the heels of a visit by another former Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama, along with Natsuo Yamaguchi, who is the leader of Japan's New Komeito Party.

 

　　Yang Xiyu suggests the frequency of the trips here by former and current Japanese politicians can be read as a sign of a certain balance in the politics in Japan right now.

 

　　"Extreme rightism has been making noise in Japan's politics recently, but there also exists pragmatic attitude seeking a stabilizing⁷ relation between China and Japan, if it is not advancing bilateral ties. We should watch it closely whether the current strategy can be adopted as Japanese government policy."

 

　　Meanwhile, the chair of the Japan-China Friendship Association, Koichi Kato, is also in Beijing right now.

 

　　He says enhancing friendly ties between the two peoples can help improve the relationship between the two countries.

 

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1 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。

2 Stabilization   

稳定化

参考例句：

• The position of barycentre on plane directly impacts the stabilization and manipulation of plane. 飞机重心位置直接影响飞机的稳定和操纵特性。
• With the higher olefins, stabilization of the energetic intermediates occurs more easily. 在较高的烯烃情况下，高能的中间物稳定作用更易出现。

3 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

4 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

5 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

6 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

7 stabilizing   

n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
• These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句