奇速英语

日本新安保法背叛了自己的人民

Japan's new security bills not only broke Japan's promise to the world after World War II, but also betrayed its own people, formerly protected by a pacifist constitution.

Japan abandoned 70 years of peaceful defense with the controversial legislation pushed forward by the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which allows Japan to deploy troops to foreign battlefields so long as its allies are under attack or Japan claims to feel threatened.

The international community and neighboring countries are very worried by Japan's shift to the right, and ordinary Japanese people are scared that the country might be led astray again just as militarists（军国主义者）did 84 years ago.

Japanese troops provoked the "Mukden" incident on Sept. 18, 1931 when they blew up China's railway near Shenyang in northeast China and accused Chinese army of destruction as an excuse for attack. The incident began the full-scale invasion of China that lasted for 14 years.

The war imposed 35 million casualties on the Chinese people, while Japan endured a death toll of 3 million with its territory bombarded into the ground.

In the past few weeks, many demonstrators, the maximum number of which exceeded one million in a single day, have walked to the streets to oppose the bills.

The majority of Japanese are clearly aware of what they are truly willing to fight for—a prosperous life with the prospect of sustainable growth and a peaceful external environment, so that Japan, with its resource-poor setting, can continue to work with its neighbors and participate in the international division of labor.

Today's Japanese people enjoy a decent life thanks to their perseverance and hard work, but they should never forget Japan's swift rise as a technology and economic power was largely due to the fact that it had abandoned the militarist mentality and embraced peace with less military costs.

Japan's focus on economic growth and democratic reform led to its accomplishments, and the Japanese people know they should uphold peace, development and cooperation.

The Abe administration's arbitrary behavior in forcing through the bills has undermined Japan's democratic ideals. It was condemnable and unpopular, and will face strong opposition from both the international community and the Japanese people.