【08.12.17英国每日电讯报】回顾亚洲2008年
【标题】回顾亚洲2008年【链接】http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/3813130/Asia-review-of-the-year-2008.html
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回顾亚洲2008年
如果说这是属于亚洲的世纪，那么2008年应该是中国年：赶超英国成为世界第四大经济体后，将与德国角逐第三之位，并取代日本成为世界最大外汇储备拥有国。之后是有史以来最盛大最受瞩目的奥运会。
作者 Richard Spencer
最后更新: 5:46PM GMT 17 Dec 2008
北京2008奥运会开幕式在国家体育馆举行，烟花点亮夜空。Stadium Photo: AFP/GETTY
今年可能是中国年，但事情并非总像共产党所预测或是希望的那样。西藏发生的一起暴乱波及引致全世界的抗议，极大地挑战了西方和这个新兴超级强国之间的关系。一场毁灭性的地震，中国30年来最严重的自然灾害，又近于荒谬地将西方和中国拉得更近，因为北京反应的效率和缅甸政府面对破坏性极强的“纳尔吉斯”(Nargis) 飓风时的毫无能力形成反差。
亚洲其它地方，阿富汗和伊拉克的战争持续，巴基斯坦和泰国的政治动荡，恐怖分子在孟买的街道和奢华的酒店上演了死亡和毁灭的生动场面，但是长期存在的冲突得到表面上终结。在尼泊尔，毛派前游击队在公开选举后成了执政党，推进君主制的结束。世界上现在只剩下27个君主制国家。
1. 8月8日 – 北京奥运会开幕
这是中国证明世界强国转到东方的时刻吗？世界对于中国非凡的经济发展的赞赏会持续吗？在我们赞叹北京新国家体育馆- 鸟巢举行的2008年奥运会盛大开幕式的同时，西方和亚洲之龙的尖锐关系暂时缓和。奥运会本身辉煌无比 – 中国首次位于金牌榜的第一，美国游泳选手迈克尔.菲尔普斯(Michael Phelps)赢得8面金牌的记录，英国位于第四，取得近一个世纪以来最好的成就。奥运会的顺利举行巩固了中国作为新兴强国的声誉，但是警察对抗议者和共产党统治的异见人士的逮捕，人民的权利似乎为此付出了代价。
2. 11月26日 – 孟买的恐怖行动
对恐怖主义世界焦点的恐慌由伊拉克回到了阿富汗，又从那里转到了次大陆，在印度的金融都市形成了一次胆大的袭击。一个伊斯兰教恐怖集团宣称自己是德干圣战组织(Deccan Mujahedeen针对火车站，电影院，医院，以及2家豪华酒店，几乎是随意扫射，游客及员工被困被杀。印度安全力量用了3天时间控制局面， 10名恐怖分子中只有一名到最后被擒，其余全部被击毙。超过170个人遇难，包括一名英国人，以及另外29名外国人。印度和显然是恐怖分子驻地的巴基斯坦之间关系进入新低。
3. 10月21日 – 基督教援助工作者被塔利班杀害
Gayle Williams，英国为阿富汉服务慈善团体的一名自愿者，在首都喀布尔被2名骑摩托车的男人开枪射死。塔利班发表声明对此事负责并指责她的传教活动。她的死给塔利班在最近几个月内取得的成功造成了明显的冲击，甚至是在喀布尔附过地区。以美国为首的联军反击，越界突袭巴基斯坦的军事据点，众多平民伤亡，和伊斯兰堡之间的关系变得紧张起来。
4. 2月1日 – 伊拉克新一波自杀性女人弹
两名女性在巴格达人潮拥挤的市场引爆自己，使得近100人丧生。今年女性自杀性袭击在伊拉克已成为叛乱的特点；根据美国军方资料显示，一些受雇为自杀式炸弹袭击者是智残，包括这起袭击事件的2位当事人。但总体上，该国的暴力行为在持续降低。
5. 3月 – 西藏暴乱
3月10日开始，也即是1959年发起的暴动导致达赖喇嘛逃亡的纪念日，由僧人发起的示威被中国警察镇压。但是在3月14日，藏人在首府拉萨发起暴乱，20人身亡，引发大批警察和军队在整个地区镇压示威的蔓延。国外记者被强制驱逐，留下各种枪击和大规模拘留的传闻。
随后，伦敦，巴黎以及旧金山的亲藏人士破坏北京奥运火炬的传递，导致中国以及全世界华人的反外情绪爆发。
6. 5月12日-中国地震
正当中国因西藏暴乱引起轩然大波之时，地震侵袭了西南省份四川以及邻近地区，包括西藏。地震，7.9级里氏震级，是中国近30年来最严重的自然灾难，估计有80,000人罹难。政府迅速高效的反应帮助恢复其在西方的声誉; 但是数千名孩童死亡于劣质建筑的学校倒塌之中引发受灾乡村公众愤怒。
7. 2月18日 – 巴基斯坦总统佩尔韦兹•穆沙拉夫（Pervez Musharraf）在议会选举中落败; 后被迫辞职。
巴基斯坦前总理贝•布托(Benazir Bhutto)遇刺后2个月，贝布托的巴基斯坦人民党以及其它反对团体在议会选举中大胜总统佩尔韦兹•穆沙拉夫（Pervez Musharraf）的政党。他于8月被迫辞职，并于次月由贝托女士的丈夫阿西夫•阿里•扎尔达里(Asif Ali Zardari)取代总统之位。
8. 11月25日 – 泰国示威者占据曼谷机场，度假游客受困
一年的政治混乱之中，军权让步于经证实是完全分裂的议会民主，泰国总理领导换了一个又一个。普受欢迎的人民力量党反对派使得曼谷和经济处于停滞状态，最后集结于曼谷机场静坐抗议。有时，戏剧变成闹剧：总理因为在一个电视烹调节目中露面而被迫离职，与此同时，反对派人民民主联盟声称泰国绝大多数农村民众太缺乏良好教育，不能超过城市中坚分子的投票数。
9. 5月2日 – 缅甸飓风
“纳尔吉斯”(Nargis) 飓风横扫伊洛瓦底江三角洲和仰光，使得大约10 – 20万人丧生。军政府于5月10日推动宪法公投，同时推迟阻挠援助物质送达受灾地区引起国际上的愤慨。联合国估计总共有150万人受到影响。
10. 4月10日 – 毛派主义者赢得尼泊尔选举，结束君主制
掌控喜玛拉雅王国新议会的毛派反对派的选举终结了一个长期统治的阵营。在这个保守的社会里，变革纷沓而至 – 5月28日，新的制宪委员会解散了历时239年的君主制，宣布为共和国。国王贾南德拉(Gyanendra)下台，毛派主义领袖普什巴•卡玛尔•达哈尔(Pushpa Kamal Dahal)，又称普拉昌达(Prachanda)，8月15日获选为总理。
【原文】：
Asia review of the year 2008
If this is Asia’s Century, 2008 was supposed to be China’s year: after overtaking Britain to become the world’s fourth largest economy, it was set to challenge Germany in third place and replace Japan as holder of the world’s largest pool of foreign cash savings. And then there were the Olympics, the biggest and boldest ever.
By Richard Spencer
Last Updated: 5:46PM GMT 17 Dec 2008
Fireworks light up the night sky during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, held at the National Stadium Photo: AFP/GETTY
It may have been China’s year, but not always in ways that the Communist Party could have predicted, or desired. An uprising in Tibet spilled over into worldwide protests which profoundly challenged western relations with the emerging superpower. A deadly earthquake, China’s worst natural disaster for 30 years, paradoxically drew the West and China closer together, as the efficiency of Beijing’s response was contrasted to the incompetence of the Burmese government in the face of the devastating Cyclone Nargis.
Elsewhere in Asia, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continued, there was political instability in Pakistan and Thailand, terrorists brought graphic scenes of death and destruction to the streets and luxury hotels of Mumbai, but one long-running conflict came to an apparent end. In Nepal, Maoist former guerrillas formed a government after open elections, and oversaw the end of the monarchy. Worldwide, there are now just 27 left.
1. August 8 - the Beijing Olympics open
Was it the moment that China proved world power was shifting East? Can the world’s admiration for China’s extraordinary economic progress last? The West’s edgy relationship with the Asian dragon was put on hold as we admired the spectacular opening ceremony of the 2008 Games in Beijing’s new National Stadium, the Bird’s Nest. The Games themselves were no less dramatic - China came top of the gold medals table for the first time, the America swimmer Michael Phelps won a record eight golds, and Britain came fourth, its best achievement for almost a century. The smooth running of the Games cemented China’s reputation as an emerging power, but with police arrests of protesters and critics of the ruling Communist Party the rights of its people seemed to have paid a price.
2. November 26 - Terror in Mumbai
Fears that the world focus of terror was moving from Iraq back to Afghanistan, and from there into the Sub-Continent, were crystallised in a daring raid on India’s financial capital. Shooting almost at random, an Islamic terror group calling itself the Deccan Mujahedeen targeted the railway station, a cinema, a hospital, and two luxury hotels where guests and staff were rounded up and murdered. Indian security forces took three days to regain control, killing all but one of the 10 terrorists responsible and capturing the last. More than 170 people were killed, including one Briton and 29 other foreigners. Relations between India and Pakistan, where the terrorists were apparently based, hit a new low.
3. October 21 - Christian aid worker killed by the Taliban
Gayle Williams, a volunteer with the British Serve Afghanistan charity, was shot by two men on a motorbike in the capital Kabul. The Taliban issued a statement admitting responsibility and accusing her of proselytising. Her death gave a very visible impact to the success of the Taliban in recent months, even in areas around Kabul. As the American-led coalition fought back, its cross-border raids into militant strongholds in Pakistan, some with numerous civilian casualties, strained relations with Islamabad.
4. Feb 1 - New wave of women suicide bombers in Iraq
Two women blew themselves up in a crowded market in Baghdad, killing nearly 100 people. The growing use of women in suicide attacks in Iraq was a feature of the insurgency this year; some of those employed as bombers suffered mental disabilities, including the two responsible for this attack, according to US military sources. But overall, the level of violence in the country continued to decline.
5. March - Uprising in Tibet
Protests by monks beginning on March 10, the anniversary of the 1959 uprising which led to the Dalai Lama’s exile, were suppressed by Chinese police. But on March 14, Tibetans rioted in the capital Lhasa, killing 20 people, and triggering a huge police and army crackdown as protests spread across the region. Foreign journalists were forcibly expelled, leaving behind rumours of shootings and mass detentions.
Subsequently, pro-Tibet sympathisers in London, Paris and San Francisco disrupted the Beijing Olympic Torch relay, leading to outbursts of anti-foreign sentiment in China and among Chinese populations around the world.
6. May 12 - China earthquake
Even as China reverberated from the uprising in Tibet, the ground shook in the south-west province of Sichuan and neighbouring regions, including Tibet itself. The quake, 7.9 on the Richter scale, was the deadliest natural disaster in China for 30 years, killing an estimated 80,000 people. The government’s swift and efficient response helped restore its reputation in the West; but the deaths of thousands of children as their shoddily built schools collapsed triggered widespread anger in affected towns and villages.
7. Feb 18 - President Pervaiz Musharraf of Pakistan defeated in parliamentary elections; later forced to quit
Two months after former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, her Pakistan People’s Party and other opposition groups inflicted a resounding defeat on the government of President Pervaiz Musharraf in parliamentary elections. He was forced from office in August, and replaced the next month by Mrs Bhutto’s husband, Asif Ali Zardari.
8. November 25 - Thai protesters take Bangkok airport, strand holidaymakers
In a year of political chaos, Thailand was led by one prime minister after another as military rule gave way to a parliamentary democracy that proved deeply divisive. Opponents of the popularly elected People’s Power Party brought Bangkok, and the economy, to a standstill, finally staging a sit-in at Bangkok Airport. At times, the drama turned to farce: one prime minister was forced from office for appearing on a television cookery programme, while the opposition People’s Alliance for Democracy claimed Thailand’s rural majority were too ill-educated for their votes to outweigh those of the urban elite.
9. May 2 - Burma cyclone
Cyclone Nargis swept up the Irrawaddy Delta and across Rangoon, killing an estimated 100-200,000 people. The military junta caused international outrage by pressing ahead with a constitutional “referendum” on May 10 and meanwhile delaying and obstructing aid supplies to the devastated region. In all, the United Nations estimated 1.5 million people were affected.
10. April 10 - Maoists win Nepal elections and end the monarchy
Elections brought an end to a long-running campaign by Maoist insurgents who went on to dominate the Himalayan kingdom’s new parliament. Change followed with bewildering speed in this conservative society - on May 28 the new Constituent Assembly dissolved the 239-year-old monarchy and declared a republic. King Gyanendra stepped down, and the Maoists’ reclusive leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known as Prachanda, was voted in as prime minister on August 15. 西藏暴乱
这一条还是有所偏颇吧，好歹还应该加上平民伤亡，暴民打砸抢烧这类的说法吧 语调还算比较中性。 原帖由 ziheantcnn 于 2008-12-21 16:53 发表 http://bbs.m4.cn/images/common/back.gif
西藏暴乱
这一条还是有所偏颇吧，好歹还应该加上平民伤亡，暴民打砸抢烧这类的说法吧
没说和平示威引发政府镇压或是人民起义,你就知足吧Q16) 恩 西方看来 也知道流亡政府公布的所谓100多人死亡的数字 根本就是捏造。
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