中國外交官譴責美日視中國爲假想敵

BEIJING — Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua on Friday lashed out at Japan and the United States, criticizing the two countries’ agreement to further boost their bilateral security alliance as a move to position China as an “enemy.”

中國駐日本大使程永華週五強烈譴責美國和日本，抨擊兩國強化雙邊安全同盟的新協議，稱其爲是一種對中國的“敵視”行動。

Speaking to reporters in Beijing, Cheng said, “It sounds as if Japan and the United States are purposely taking China as their enemy and saying ‘Let’s join hands and go at China.’”

程在北京對記者們說：“聽起來像美日將中國當作敵人，有種‘攜手對付中國’的意思。”

The ambassador also described the strengthening of the Japan-U.S. alliance as “clearly a Cold War mindset,” adding that it goes against Tokyo’s promise to improve relations with China.

程大使還將美日加強同盟稱爲“明顯的冷戰思維，”且違背了日本政府與中國改善關係的承諾。

“Frankly speaking, I am dissatisfied with what the Japanese side has been doing since January,” Cheng said with regards to Sino-Japanese ties.

程大使就中日關係表示：“坦白講，我對日本一月以來的做法不滿。”

The envoy’s remarks came after senior security advisers to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed earlier this week to closely coordinate in further boosting the bilateral security alliance.

本週早些時候代表日本首相安倍的高級安全顧問和美國總統特朗普，同意就加強雙邊安全同盟而密切合作，程大使就此事作出如上講話。

In their meeting in Washington, Shotaro Yachi, head of the secretariat of the Japanese National Security Council, and H.R. McMaster, Trump’s national security adviser, also exchanged views on security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, including China’s assertive territorial claims in the East and South China seas, according to a Japanese official.

一名日本官員表示，日本國家安全保障局局長谷內正太郎和特朗普的國家安全顧問H.R. 麥克馬斯特在華盛頓的會面中，還交換了關於亞太地區安全挑戰的看法，其中包括中國對東海及南海強硬的領土主張。