JOB & RECRUITING┃시사 & English Seoul should neutrally and skillfully mediate conflict between China and Japan
Seoul should neutrally and skillfully mediate
conflict between China and Japan.
❶The territorial dispute between China and Japan that was ignited by the Japanese government’s decision to nationalize the Senkaku Islands (called the Diaoyudao Islands by China) in September 2012 shows no signs of dying down.
Indeed, after new leaders with strong nationalistic tendencies took over in both countries, it almost seems as if they are in a competition over who can raise tensions more. ❷The growing tension between the two countries is complicating and destabilizing the political situation throughout Northeast Asia, and it may even have an effect on North Korea’s nuclear and missile testing.
In a Jan. 11 press briefing, Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo, who touts the creation of a stronger Japan, emphatically declared that “there is no room for negotiation”in the dispute with China about the Senkakus.
❸He also strongly criticized Beijing, declaring that, “as a responsible member of the international community, it is wrong [for China] to damage Japanese companies and Japanese citizens in order to achieve political objectives.”
Chinese party leader Xi Jinping, whose inaugural slogan was “the rise of China,”does not appear any more eager to give ground. ❹China has been periodically sending surveillance vessels inside Japanese waters since Japan nationalized the Senkakus, and more recently China has gone a step further by dispatching fighters.
On Jan. 7-8, four Chinese surveillance vessels lingered in Japanese waters near the Senkakus for 13 hours. And then on Jan. 10, Chinese fighters entered Japan’s air defense identification zone, just outside Japan’s airspace, which was followed by Japan scrambling some of its own jets.
❺In response to these actions, the Japanese Coast Guard has moved to create a 400 person-strong maritime police task force to strengthen defenses of the Senkakus. Japan also decided to adjust the year’s supplementary budget to put 12 patrol ships in constant operation by 2015.
❻The situation is a perilous one, and an armed clash could occur at any time. The conflict has spilled over into a diplomatic free-for- all with neighboring countries, and at the moment, Seoul is the site of some of the hottest maneuvering.
❼On Jan. 4, Abe sent Fukushiro Nukaga, secretary-general for the Alliance of Korean-Japanese Lawmakers, as a special envoy to South Korean president-elect Park Geun-hye. Unwilling to be shown up, Xi sent a special envoy of his own on Jan. 10, vice minister of foreign affairs Zhang Zhijun.
The fact is that there is little good news about South Korea being so aggressively wooed by the two rivals. ❽We must remember that the intensifying rivalry and conflict between Japan and China could have a negative effect on efforts to improve inter-Korean relations, as well as stability in the region.
Both of these are key interests for South Korea. ❾In times like these, the best thing we can do is maintain neutrality according to manifest principles and standards while working to defuse tensions between the two countries.
This year, Korea is the host of the threenation summit between South Korea, China, and Japan. Bringing this to a successful conclusion will be an excellent opportunity to show off South Korea’ s talent for conflict mediation.
Seoul should neutrally and skillfully mediate conflict
between China and Japan.
한국 중-일 갈등 중 립적이고 능숙하 게 조정해야
1. The territorial dispute between China and Japan/ that was ignited by the Japanese government’s decision/ to nationalize the Senkaku Islands (called the Diaoyudao Islands by China) in September 2012/ shows no signs of dying down.
③ 중국과 일본의 영토 갈등이/ ② 일본 정부의 결정 으로 촉발된/ ① 2012년 9월 센카쿠열도(중국명 댜오위다오)를 국유화하기 로 한/ ④ 잦아들 기미를 보이지 않고 있다.
2. The growing tension between the two countries/ is complicating and destabilizing the political situation throughout Northeast Asia, and/ it may even have an effect on North Korea’s nuclear and missile testing.
두 나라 간의 고조하는 긴장(갈등)은/ 동북아 지역 정세를 더욱 복잡하고 불안하게 하고 있으며/ 이러한 긴장은 심지어 북한 의 핵·미사일 시험에 부정적인 영향을 끼칠 수 있다.
3. He also strongly criticized Beijing,/ declaring that, “as a responsible member of the international community,/ it is wrong [for China] to damage Japanese companies and Japanese citizens/ in order to achieve political objectives.”
① 그는 또한 (② / ③ / ④) 중국을 강하게 비판했 다./ ④ 국제사회에 책임 있는 국가로서 잘못된 것”이라고 선언하면서/ ③ 중국이 일본계 기업과 일본인에게 피해를 주는 것은/ ②“정치적 목적 을 달성하기 위해
4. China has been periodically sending surveillance vessels inside Japanese waters/ since Japan nationalized the Senkakus, and/ more recently China has gone a step further by dispatching fighters.
① 중국 정부는 (②) 해양감시선을 일본 영해에 주기 적으로 진입시키고 있으며/ ② 일본의 센카쿠 국유화 조처 이래/ ③ 최근 중국은 전투기를 파견함으로써 그 강도를 더욱 높여왔다.
5. In response to these actions,/ the Japanese Coast Guard has moved to create a 400 person-strong maritime police task force/ to strengthen defenses of the Senkakus.
① 이러한 행동에 맞서,/ ② 일본 해상보안청은 (③) 400명 규모의 해양경찰 전담팀을 설치하는 조치를 취했다./ ③ 센카 쿠 주변의 경비 강화를 위해
6. The situation is a perilous one, and/ an armed clash could occur at any time.
이런 상황은 위험한 것으로서/ 물리적 충돌이 언제라 도 일어날 수 있다.
7. On Jan. 4,/ Abe sent Fukushiro Nukaga, secretary-general for the Alliance of Korean-Japanese Lawmakers, as a special envoy/ to South Korean president-elect Park Geunhye.
① 1월 4일,/ ② 아베 총리는 (③) 누카가 후쿠시로 한일의원연맹 일본 쪽 간사장을 특사로 파견했다./ ③ 박근혜 대통령 당선 인에게
8. We must remember/ that the intensifying rivalry and conflict between Japan and China/ could have a negative effect on efforts to improve inter-Korean relations,/ as well as stability in the region.
① 우리는 (② / ③ / ④) 기억해야 한다./ ② 격화 되고 있는 일본과 중국 간의 경쟁과 갈등이/ ④ 남북관계 개선을 위한 노력 에 부정적인 영향을 끼칠 수 있다는 점을/ ③ 이 지역의 안정뿐만 아니라
9. In times like these,/ the best thing we can do is maintain neutrality/ according to manifest principles and standards while/ working to defuse tensions between the two countries.
① 이런 때일수록,/ ② 우리가 할 수 있는 최상의 일 은 (③) 중립을 유지하면서/ ③ 분명한 원칙과 기준에 따라/ ④ 양국 간의 긴장을 해소하도록 노력을 기울이는 것이다.
