英闻天下——197 China Urges Japan to Respect Regional Concern

 　　The Chinese government has voiced concern over Japan's latest plans to increase military personnel.

 

　　Over the weekend, the Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said the government would increase personnel by nearly 300 starting from April.

 

　　The currently Japanese military is about 225,000 strong and the latest influx¹ will be the biggest increase in 2 decades.

 

　　Chinese Foreign Ministry² spokesperson Hong Lei said Japan should pay greater attention to regional concerns.

 

　　"Due to historical reasons, Japan's neighboring countries pay great attention to its military developments. We hope that Japan pursues a path of peaceful development, and respects the concern of regional countries."

 

　　The Japanese move comes amid the continuing disagreements between the two countries over the Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea.

1 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。

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。