This August, when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a major speech to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, he has a chance either to accelerate the rapprochement or bring it to a halt. Given his rightist pedigree and revisionist views about Japan’s wartime history, the region is bracing itself for a new bout of diplomatic turbulence surrounding his address.
今年八月，日本首相安倍晋三在二战结束70周年纪念仪式上的致辞要么将加速和解、要么将结束和解进程。鉴于他的右翼血统和对日本侵略史的修正主义看法，该地区恐怕要准备面对由他讲话引发的新一轮外交动荡。