【路透社 20150311】日本欲在南海地区安全上扮演更重要角色

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Seventy years after its imperial forces were kicked out of the South China Sea, Japan is quietly moving back into the region, forging security ties with the Philippines and Vietnam as both Southeast Asian nations try to cope with China's territorial ambitions.

在日本帝国军队被逐出南中国海70年之后，该国正在悄然重返该地区，意图打造与菲律宾及越南的安全关系。

Tokyo's security cooperation is broad-based: It is supplying maritime patrol boats to the two countries while Japan will hold its first naval exercises with the Philippines in the coming months. Japanese military doctors are even advising Vietnamese submariners on how to deal with decompression sickness.

日本与这些东南亚国家的合作范围广泛：日本正向菲律宾和越南提供海上巡逻船，且日本将在未来的几个月里与菲律宾举行首次联合海军演习。日本军医甚至指导越南潜艇艇员如何对付减压病。

Japan is providing this help, and more, in a calibrated escalation of involvement to avoid a backlash from Beijing, said Japanese sources with knowledge of the assistance.

熟悉内情的日本消息人士称，日本以逐渐升级、小心翼翼的方式提供这些援助，以避免中国方面的强烈反弹。

Tokyo has no territorial claims in the South China Sea, but worries about becoming isolated should China dominate a waterway through which much of Japan's ship-borne trade passes.

日本在南中国海没有领土主张，但日本担忧一旦中国控制了这条海上通道，自身可能被孤立。日本海上贸易大部分都要通过南中国海区域。

The cooperation is also in line with a more muscular security policy advocated by Abe, who wants to loosen the restraints of Japan's pacifist post-war constitution, and dovetails with Washington's "rebalance" toward Asia.

军事合作也符合安倍更雄心勃勃的安全政策--安倍希望放松日本战后和平宪法的限制，并与美国的亚洲“再平衡”战略遥相呼应。

"The trend is becoming clear and I don't think they (Japan) are going to back down from it, despite Chinese concerns," said Ian Storey, a regional security expert at Singapore's Institute of South East Asian Studies.

“这种趋势愈发明显。即便中国方面表示关切，我认为（日本）不会放弃，”新加坡东南亚研究所地区安全专家Ian Storey说道。

In a statement to Reuters, China's Foreign Ministry said it hoped Japan would "speak and act cautiously" over the South China Sea, adding Tokyo was not a party to the dispute.

在给路透的一份声明中，中国外交部称，望日本就南海问题“谨言慎行”，并指日本并非南海争端的当事国。

The Philippine armed forces spokesman, Colonel Restituto Padilla, applauded Tokyo's engagement, adding it would be "natural for Japan and the Philippines to join forces to help each other secure these sea lanes".

菲律宾武装部队发言人帕迪拉(Restituto Padilla)上校称赞了日本的参与，并指“日本与菲律宾携手互助，维护这些海上航线，是很自然的事情”。

Vietnam's government did not immediately comment on Japan's assistance, which will include six used navy patrol boats for Hanoi as well as advice on treating decompression illness as Vietnam takes possession of additional sophisticated submarines from Russia.

越南政府未立即就日本的军事援助置评。日本对越南的军援包括六艘二手海军巡逻船，以及指导越南艇员治疗减压病，因越南从俄罗斯处获得了更多高级潜艇。

"There are a lot of other things the Vietnamese want," said a Japanese Defense Ministry source without elaborating.

“越南人想要的东西还很多，”一位日本防务省消息人士称，但没有就此进行详述。

Elsewhere, Japanese Defense Ministry officials have held very preliminary talks on joint weapons production with Malaysia and Indonesia, the sources said.

该消息人士称，日本防务省官员已与马来西亚和印度尼西亚就联合生产武器进行了非常初步的对话。

Abe has also been drawing closer to Australia.

安倍亦一直在与澳大利亚建立更密切的关系。

Canberra recently sent a Defense Ministry official to Tokyo to help Japan build ties in Southeast Asia, the Japanese Defense Ministry source said. An Australian defense spokesperson said an official had been posted to the Japanese ministry for 18 months, but did not give details on the person's role.

上述日本防务省消息人士称，澳大利亚最近向日本派出了一名国防部官员，协助日本在东南亚地区建立关系。一位澳大利亚国防部发言人称，澳大利亚已向日本防务省派出一名官员，时间为18个月，但并未提供该官员角色的细节。

Changes to Japan's defense posture in the coming months will allow Abe to further deepen his involvement in Southeast Asia. For example, Japan is mulling military aid to finance arms sales.

日本在未来几个月里作出的防务姿态转变，将使安倍政府进一步介入东南亚地区。譬如，日本正在仔细考虑通过军事援助的方式资助东南亚国家购买日本军备。

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南海光日寇P事，要它扮演什么安全角色？一个有着侵略前科的劣迹斑斑的国家，而且至今仍然不思悔改，把它引进南海就是引狼入室！

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