Most Japanese and American people hope to deepen relation with China
“应该怎样面对中国?”这不仅是各国政府反复研究的重要课题,也是外国民众很关心的话题。日本《朝日新闻》最新发表的年终舆论调查针对日美两国民众提出了这个问题,结果显示,多数日美民众均希望日美中三国在经济等方面深化关系。
“How to face up to China?” It is not only an important subject repeatedly researched by governments around the world, but also a topic cared for by foreigners. The latest year-end public opinion research of Japanese Asahi Shimbun proposed the issue to Japan and US populace. The result shows that most of Japan and US populace hope that Japan, US and China deepen the relationship in economy, and other fields.
《朝日新闻》24日发表了针对日美两国民众的舆论调查结果。对于“考虑到日本安全保障和东亚和平稳定,应该怎样面对中国”的提问,两个选项其一是“加强日美同盟对抗中国”,其二是“日美中三国在经济等方面深化相互关系”。只有31%的日本受访者和18%的美国受访者选择前者,64%的日本受访者和70%的美国受访者选择后者。研究国际政治的日本立教大学教授李钟元分析认为,通过调查结果可以看出,面对国际关系新变化,多数受访者放弃了传统的日美合作对抗中国的冷战思维,认为应该探索新的模式,构筑日美中协调体制,这代表了民间舆论的声音。
Asahi Shimbun reported the public opinion research result of Japan and US populace on Dec. 24, 2010. When it comes to the question “How to face up to China in view of the Japanese security and peace and stability of East Asia”, one of the two options is “strengthening the Japan-US alliance to against China”, and the other is “deepening the interrelationship of Japan, US, and China in economy, and other fields”. Only 31% Japanese interviewees and 18% American interviewees selected the former, and 64% Japanese interviewees and 70% American interviewees selected the latter. Li Zhongyuan, professor of Rikkyo University who studies international politics, analyzed and deemed that confronting the new change of international relation, most of interviewees give up the traditional cold war mentality of Japan-US cooperation against China, and think new model should be developed to construct a coordination system of Japan, US, and China, which represents the voice of public opinions.
对于“日本和中国哪个国家对美国更重要”的提问,50%的美国受访者回答“中国”,33%的美国受访者选择“日本”。而在11年前的1999年,面对相同提问,曾有47%的美国受访者回答“日本”,36%的美国受访者选择“中国”。分析认为,随着中国经济迅速发展,调查结果发生了逆转。
As for the question of “Which country is more important to America, Japan or China?”, 50% American interviewees answered “China”, and 33% selected “Japan”. Nevertheless, in 1999, 11 years ago, for the same question, 47% American interviewees answered “Japan”, and 36% selected “China”. It is analyzed that as the rapid development of Chinese economy, the research result is reversed.