日本自民党议员要求修改国防白皮书

Shinzo Abe’s attempts to push forward security reforms may have suffered a setback after MPs from his ruling party demanded changes to a crucial defence white paper, according to people close to the matter.

据知情人士称，安倍晋三(Shinzo Abe)推动安全改革的努力可能遭遇了一次挫折，他所在的执政党的国会议员要求修改一份至关重要的国防白皮书。

The proposed changes are understood to centre on the strategic threat posed to Japan by China, with Liberal Democratic party MPs insisting the document include more images showing its neighbour’s island-building spree in disputed South China Sea waters — a project dubbed the “Great Wall of Sand” by US military leaders.

据悉，所提出的修改意见聚焦于中国对日本构成的战略威胁，自民党(Liberal Democratic party)议员坚称，这份白皮书应包括更多显示中国在南中国海争议海域大举填海造岛的图片，美国军队领导人将中国的这一计划称为“沙子长城”。

The setback is a blow to Mr Abe, prime minister, who is facing a growing public backlash against his security reform policies.

这一挫折是对安倍晋三的一次打击，他正面临公众对其安全改革政策日益增多的反对。

Analysts have linked the recent decline in his approval ratings to his personal zeal for reforming the country’s pacifist constitution, crafted in the wake of its second world war defeat.

分析人士将最近安倍晋三支持率下滑与他个人对改革日本和平宪法的热情联系在一起，该宪法是日本在二战战败后制定的。

Particularly controversial has been Mr Abe’s push for new laws that would allow Japan to engage in collective self-defence with its allies.

尤其具有争议的是，安倍晋三试图推动新的法律，允许日本参加与盟国的集体自卫。

The spat illustrates underlying tensions in the ruling LDP, with MrAbe facing an increasingly unpredictable political environment as he attempts to propel the country through constitutional change, according to Takao Toshikawa, a political analyst.

政治分析人士岁川隆雄(Takao Toshikawa)表示，这种争执表明执政党自民党内部潜在的紧张关系，同时随着安倍努力推动日本修改宪法，他正面临日益不可预测的政治环境。

Successive defence white papers — used in Japan to inform and guide policy — have become ever more plain in identifying China as the country’s hypothetical military enemy.

日本这些年的国防白皮书日益直白地将中国当作假想的军事对手。日本利用国防白皮书来披露和指引政策。