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China Discusses UN Security Council Reform: Is Japan Qualified to Join?
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2026 nián2026年1 yuè1月21 rì21日zàiniǔ yuē纽约lián hé guó联合国zǒng bù总部yī cháng一场guān yú关于ān lǐ huì安理会gǎi gé改革dehuì yì会议yǐn qǐ引起ledà jiā大家dezhù yì注意

On January 21, 2026, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, a meeting about 'Security Council reform' attracted everyone's attention.

zàizhèhuì yì会议shàngzhōng guó中国dài biǎo代表tán dào谈到lerì běn日本xiǎng yào想要chéng wéi成为ān lǐ huì cháng rèn lǐ shì guó安理会常任理事国dehuà tí话题

At this meeting, the Chinese representative talked about Japan's desire to become a 'permanent member of the Security Council.'

zhōng guó中国dài biǎo代表míng què明确biǎo shì表示mù qián目前rì běn日本háijù bèi具备zhè ge这个zī gé资格

The Chinese representative clearly stated that Japan is not qualified at this time.

wèi shén me为什么zhōng guó中国huìyǒuzhè yàng这样dekàn fǎ看法ne

Why does China hold this view?

zhǔ yào主要yǒusānyuán yīn原因

There are mainly three reasons.

shǒu xiān首先shìlì shǐ历史wèn tí问题

The first is historical issues.

zhōng guó中国rèn wéi认为ān lǐ huì安理会shìzàidì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn第二次世界大战hòuwèi le为了bǎo hù保护hé píng和平érjiàn lì建立de

China believes the Security Council was established after World War II to protect peace.

dàn shì但是rì běn日本zàiduì dài对待lì shǐ历史detài dù态度shàngháibù néng不能rànglín guó邻国fàng xīn放心

However, Japan's attitude towards history still does not reassure its neighboring countries.

bǐ rú比如rì běn日本yī xiē一些rénshì tú试图xiū gǎi修改jiào kē shū教科书hái yǒu还有réncān bài参拜jìng guó shén shè靖国神社

For example, some Japanese people try to revise textbooks, and some visit the Yasukuni Shrine.

zhōng guó中国jué de觉得yí gè一个bù néng不能zhèng shì正视lì shǐ历史deguó jiā国家hěnnánràngdà jiā大家xiāng xìn相信néngwéi hù维护shì jiè世界hé píng和平

China feels that a country that cannot face its history honestly is hard to trust to maintain world peace.

qí cì其次shìxiàn zài现在dexíng dòng行动

The second is current actions.

jìn nián lái近年来rì běn日本bù duàn不断zēng jiā增加jūn shì军事yù suàn预算háigǎi biàn改变leyī xiē一些ān quán安全zhèng cè政策

In recent years, Japan has continuously increased its military budget and changed some security policies.

zhè xiē这些dòng zuò动作ràngzhōu biān周边deguó jiā国家gǎn dào感到dān xīn担心

These actions have caused concern among neighboring countries.

zhōng guó中国rèn wéi认为cháng rèn lǐ shì guó常任理事国zhè ge这个wèi zhì位置bù jǐn不仅shìdì wèi地位gèng shì更是chén diàn diàn沉甸甸dehé píng和平zé rèn责任

China believes that the position of a permanent member is not only about status but also a heavy responsibility for peace.

zuì hòu最后shìgǎi gé改革defāng xiàng方向

Finally, the direction of reform.

zhōng guó中国zhī chí支持lián hé guó联合国jìn xíng进行gǎi gé改革dànrèn wéi认为gǎi gé改革demù biāo目标yīng gāi应该shìrànggèngduōdefā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā发展中国家tè bié特别shìxiàngfēi zhōu非洲nà yàng那样deguó jiā国家zàiguó jì国际wǔ tái舞台shàngyǒugèngduōshuō huà说话dejī huì机会

China supports UN reform but believes the goal should be to give more developing countries, especially those like African nations, more voice on the international stage.

shì jiè世界shàngdeshì qíng事情yīng gāi应该zhǐyóushǎo shù少数jǐ gè几个fā dá guó jiā发达国家jué dìng决定

World affairs should not be decided by just a few developed countries.

jiǎn dān简单láishuōxiǎng yào想要zuòshàngcháng rèn lǐ shì guó常任理事国dewèi zhì位置guāngkàojīng jì经济hǎoshìbù gòu不够deháixū yào需要zhēn zhèng真正dechéng yì诚意duìlì shǐ历史dezūn zhòng尊重

In short, to become a permanent member, good economic status is not enough; true sincerity and respect for history are also needed.

rì běn日本derù cháng入常zhīkàn lái看来hái yǒu还有hěnzhǎngdeyàozǒu

Japan's path to becoming a permanent member still has a long way to go.

zhǐ yǒu只有yíng dé赢得lín guó邻国guó jì shè huì国际社会dexìn rèn信任cái néng才能zhēn zhèng真正wèishì jiè世界hé píng和平zuò chū做出gòng xiàn贡献

Only by winning the trust of neighboring countries and the international community can it truly contribute to world peace.

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