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更好地了解中國(十三)
在英語聯盟的演講;倫敦,2009年12月10日
上世紀八九十年代之間,世界大變革之際,中國有陷入圍繞冷戰的是是非非爭論中的危險,鄧小平借用這句古語「韜光養晦」作為中國重要的外交思想,意在強調我們應當心無旁騖地集中精力發展自己。直到今天,這仍然是中國外交的重要指導方針。中國外交界的領導就此進行過公開闡述。
但一位美國學者將這句話翻譯成「咬緊牙關、等待時機」,不難想像這如何為「中國威脅論」推波助瀾。
Understanding China (13)
The turn of the 1980s and 1990s was a time of great changes in the world and China was in real danger of being dragged into a confounding debate about the rights and wrongs of the Cold War. By quoting this ancient proverb as an important philosophy of China's diplomacy, Mr. Deng Xiaoping merely wanted to emphasise that we should focus on our own economic development instead of being distracted away. This is still a guiding principle for China掇 diplomacy. And top Chinese diplomats have already publicly elaborated on the matter.
But an American scholar translated it for the Pentagon as 涀iting the teeth and waiting till the time comes.* One doesn't need much imagination to see how this can fuel the 毧hina Threat.*
1 debate n. 爭論
2 diplomacy n. 外交
3 principle n. 方針
4 elaborate v. 闡述
5 the Cold War 冷戰
6 China Threat 中國威脅論
書本簡介:傅瑩,現任中國外交部副部長,2003年至2009年間,先後任中國駐澳洲和英國大使,在西方被認為是有巨大影響力的外交官之一。本書是她擔任駐兩國大使期間所作的重要演講,聽眾均是西方政商學界的有影響力人士,內容圍繞如何了解當代中國、中國是一個甚麼樣的國家、金融危機下的中國與西方的關係等。 ■資料提供:中華書局
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