Japan's arms claims 'ungrounded' - FM_时事要闻

Japan's arms claims 'ungrounded' - FM

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Jan.12 - The Japanese concerns on the lifting of the European Union's arms embargo¹ on China is unreasonable² and ungrounded, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry³ on Thursday.

China's demand to end the ban aimed to get rid of the political discrimination, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao at a regular news conference, urging the EU to follow the historical trends and call an end to the arms sales ban.

The Sino-Japanese ties are at a new starting point, according to the spokesman while calling on both sides to make efforts to improve bilateral⁴ ties.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday urged the EU to keep its embargo on arms sales to China, saying the purpose behind Beijing's growing defence spending was unclear.

"We are concerned about the implications that a lifting of the arms embargo would have on the security of East Asia," the Reuters quoted Abe as saying in a joint⁵ conference with German Chancellor⁶ Angela Merkel whose government holds the six-month rotating presidency⁷ of the EU.

On US President George W. Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq, Liu expressed China's hope that Iraq can gain stability and the Iraqi people can lead a peaceful life at an early date.

But the key to a peaceful Iraq lied in "Iraqis governing Iraq" and reconciliation⁸, said the spokesman.

Liu warned the United States not to meddle⁹ in China's trade relations with Iran after Washington expressed concern about a Chinese oil company's planned investment in an Iranian gas field, said an Associated Press report on Thursday.

"We think this kind of cooperation and relationship is legitimate¹⁰. Normal cooperation should not be interfered¹¹ (with)," the report cited Liu as saying.

Chinese oil company CNOOC Ltd was reported to plan an investment in Iran's Northern Pars¹² gas field. The company's spokesman Liu Junshan said Thursday the company was still in talks with the Iranian side to develop the gas field and to help build liquefied natural gas facilities, according to the AP report.

Liu said no agreement had yet been signed, and declined to estimate the project's value.

Commenting on a US-proposed UN resolution on Myanmar, Liu said China is "resolutely¹³" opposed to the intervention¹⁴ of the UN Security Council in Myanmar.

The US introduced a resolution on Tuesday calling Myanmar's policies a serious risk to regional peace and urged its government to immediately free all political prisoners.

"We believe the Myanmar question is a purely¹⁵ internal affair of Myanmar," Liu said. "The situation there does not pose any threat to regional and international peace and security, so China is firmly against the interference of the UN Security Council."

Neighboring countries of Myanmar and some non-aligned countries hold identical views, he said.

Liu said constructive¹⁶ help is needed to solve the Myanmar issue.

The international community should support the special envoys¹⁷ of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the UN Secretary-General in mediation¹⁸ efforts, and encourage the government of Myanmar to continue its cooperation with the international community.

Liu urged concerned nations to act discreetly¹⁹ and responsibly to avoid further complicating²⁰ the situation in Myanmar.

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1 embargo
n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）
参考例句：
This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。 During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

2 unreasonable
adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的
参考例句：
I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。 They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

3 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。

4 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。

5 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 chancellor
n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长
参考例句：
They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。 He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

7 presidency
n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句：
Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。 Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

8 reconciliation
n.和解，和谐，一致
参考例句：
He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。 Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

9 meddle
v.干预，干涉，插手
参考例句：
I hope he doesn't try to meddle in my affairs.我希望他不来干预我的事情。 Do not meddle in things that do not concern you.别参与和自己无关的事。

10 legitimate
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
参考例句：
Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。 That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

11 interfered
v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 )；调停；妨碍；干涉
参考例句：
Complete absorption in sports interfered with his studies. 专注于运动妨碍了他的学业。来自《简明英汉词典》 I am not going to be interfered with. 我不想别人干扰我的事情。来自《简明英汉词典》

12 pars
n.部，部分；平均( par的名词复数 )；平价；同等；（高尔夫球中的）标准杆数
参考例句：
In humans, the pars intermedia is a rudimentary region. 人的脑垂体中间部是不发达的。来自辞典例句 James Gregory gave in in his "Geometriae Pars Universalis" a method of rectifying curves. James Gregory在他的《几何的通用部分》中给出了计算曲线长度的方法。来自辞典例句

13 resolutely
adj.坚决地，果断地
参考例句：
He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。 He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难，而是抱怨自己运气不佳。

14 intervention
n.介入，干涉，干预
参考例句：
The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。 Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

15 purely
adv.纯粹地，完全地
参考例句：
I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。 This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

16 constructive
adj.建设的，建设性的
参考例句：
We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。 He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

17 envoys
使节( envoy的名词复数 )；公使；谈判代表；使节身份
参考例句：
the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys 国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动 Marco Polo's travelogue mentions that Kublai Khan sent envoys to Malgache. 马可波罗游记中提到忽必烈曾派使节到马尔加什。

18 mediation
n.调解
参考例句：
The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。 The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。

19 discreetly
ad.(言行)审慎地，慎重地
参考例句：
He had only known the perennial widow, the discreetly expensive Frenchwoman. 他只知道她是个永远那么年轻的寡妇，一个很会讲排场的法国女人。 Sensing that Lilian wanted to be alone with Celia, Andrew discreetly disappeared. 安德鲁觉得莉莲想同西莉亚单独谈些什么，有意避开了。

20 complicating
使复杂化( complicate的现在分词 )
参考例句：
High spiking fever with chills is suggestive of a complicating pylephlebitis. 伴有寒战的高热，暗示合并门静脉炎。 In America these actions become executive puberty rites, complicating relationships that are already complicated enough. 在美国，这些行动成了行政青春期的惯例，使本来已经够复杂的关系变得更复杂了。

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