CRI英语听力2012年08月合辑（文本）：China-Refutes-Japanese-Defense-PaperTheChinesesideisrebuffingcriticismsofitsnationaldefensepolicy,whichhavebeenpresentedinanewly-releasedannualdefensewhitepaperbyJapan.AChinesemilitaryexpertsaysJapanitselfhasbeencontinuouslyre-armingitsmilitaryandexpandingitsmilitaryalliances.CRI'sDingLuluhasmore.Inthe482-pagewhitepaper,20pagesarededicatedtoChina,sevencovertheU.S.,and10NorthandSouthKoreascombined.ThereportcomesatatimewhentensionsbetweenChinaandJapanhaverampedupovertheDiaoyuIslandsdispute.ThereportsuggeststhatChinaislikelytoexpanditssphereofmaritimeactivitiesandconductoperationsandtrainingasroutinepracticesinwatersnearJapan,whichTokyoisincreasinglyworriedabout.SongZhongping,aChinesemilitaryexpert,saysitisnotsurprisingforTokyotoputitsconcernsaboutChinabeforethoseonNorthKorea."ChinaisregardedasthebiggeststumblingblockforJapantorealizeitsmilitaryexpansioninAsia,whileNorthKoreaonlyfunctionsasaspringboardandanexcuseforJapan'splan.ItsultimategoalistocontainChina.ThisisthereasonforJapantoclaim'ChinaThreat'allthetime.ItisJapanwhofirstspreadthe'ChinaThreat',nottheU.S."Songsayshowever,thereislittleroomforcompromiseonthetensionsbetweenChinaandJapan.ThetwoarebothAsiancountries,whichleaveslimitedmanoeuvrespace.What'smore,SongaddsJapanisalsotheoutpostfortheUnitedStatestore-conductitsexpansionintheAsia-Pacificregion."Duetoitseconomicrecession,theU.S.isnolongerabletocontinuebuildingtheThreeIslandChainsagainstChinaalone.Tosolvethisproblem,WashingtonhasdecidedtohavetheFirstIslandChaincountriesouttothefieldtofaceChina.JapanisundoubtedlytherichestcountryintheFirstIslandChainwithambitionstoexpand,soitbearsmoretasks."Inthewhitepaper,JapandescribesthepresenceofU.S.forcesas"adeterrent1againstregionalcontingencies,"whichbrings"asenseofsecuritytocountriesintheregion."Foritspart,ChinahasdismissedJapan'sclaimsofa"ChinaThreat,"callingitirresponsibleandgroundless.Onthecontrary,ChineseForeignMinistryspokesmanHongLeisaysthatJapanhasattractedwidespreadattentionbymakingvariousexcusesforitscontinuousarmsexpansionandthereinforcementofitsmilitaryalliancewiththeU.S.,aswellasdistortedfactsaboutregionalsecurityissuesinrecentyears.ForCRI,I'mDLL.2
