国防部敦促有关国家不要把亚太地区当成地缘博弈的“狩猎场”

The MND Urges Relevant Countries not to Turn the Asia-Pacific into a Hunting Ground for Geopolitical Rivalry

4月9日下午，国防部新闻发言人张晓刚大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。

记者：据报道，美防长访日时称，“武士之国”日本在“应对中国‘侵略’中不可或缺”，赞美硫磺岛战役中日军的“勇敢精神”，相关言论在美国内引发质疑。请问发言人有何评论？

Question: It is reported that during the US Secretary of Defense’s visit to Japan, he said Japan as a “warrior country” was “indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression” and complimented the “valor” of Japanese soldiers in the Battle of Iwo Jima. His remarks have aroused controversies in the US. Do you have any comment?

张晓刚：历史不容淡忘，是非不能混淆。谁发动战争，谁搞侵略扩张，谁在维护和平，国际社会早有公论。今年是中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年。美方有的人搞政治作秀、以非为是，只顾着给日本军国主义涂脂抹粉，又如何告慰那些为抗击法西斯英勇牺牲的战士们？这在美国国内引发了民愤，也必然遭到世人的反对和历史的嘲讽。我们敦促有关国家停止散播错误言论，不要把亚太地区当成地缘博弈的“狩猎场”，不要挑动集团政治和军事对抗，损害地区人民的安全福祉。

Zhang Xiaogang: History shall not be forgotten, and the right and wrong must not be confused. The international community has long had a fair judgment on who launched wars, aggression and expansion, and who fought for peace during the second World War. This year marks the 80th year of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Some people in the US are making a political stunt by distorting facts and whitewashing Japan’s militarism. It is a betrayal to soldiers who died in fighting fascists and has aroused public anger back in the US. It will surely be opposed by the international community and disdained by history. We urge relevant countries to stop making erroneous comments, stop turning the Asia-Pacific into a hunting ground for geopolitical rivalry, stop stoking bloc politics and military confrontation, and  stop undermining security and well-being of people in the region.