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When Powerful Countries Call Destruction Stability
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měi guó美国é luó sī俄罗斯zhōng guó中国yǐ sè liè以色列yī lǎng伊朗dōucháng yòng常用hǎo tīng好听deláishuō míng说明zì jǐ自己delì liàng力量bǐ rú比如ān quán安全wěn dìng稳定wēi shè威慑zhì xù秩序

The United States, Russia, China, Israel, and Iran often use pleasant-sounding words to describe their power, such as “security,” “stability,” “deterrence,” and “order.”

kě shì可是zhàn zhēng战争bú huì不会yīn wèi因为míng zì名字hǎo tīng好听jiùbiàn hǎo变好

But war does not become better just because it has a nice name.

měi guó美国chángshuōzì yóu自由guó jì国际zhì xù秩序dànyī lā kè伊拉克ā fù hàn阿富汗lì bǐ yà利比亚dezhàn zhēng战争dài lái带来lefèi xū废墟liú lí shī suǒ流离失所deréncháng qī长期debù ān不安

The United States often talks about freedom and the international order, but the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya also brought ruins, displaced people, and long-term insecurity.

é luó sī俄罗斯shuōzì jǐ自己shìwèi le为了ān quán安全cáiwū kè lán乌克兰kě shì可是rù qīn入侵hái shì还是rù qīn入侵hěn duō很多chéng shì城市bèipò huài破坏hěn duō很多jiā tíng家庭bèi pò被迫lí kāi离开

Russia says it attacked Ukraine for the sake of security, but an invasion is still an invasion; many cities were damaged, and many families were forced to leave.

zhōng guó中国gèngcháng yòng常用jīng jì经济mào yì贸易jī chǔ基础jiàn shè建设láikuò dà扩大yǐng xiǎng影响huìzàinán hǎi南海tái wān台湾wèn tí问题shàngzhǎn shì展示lì liàng力量

China more often uses the economy, trade, and infrastructure to expand its influence, and it also shows its power in the South China Sea and over Taiwan.

yǐ sè liè以色列qiáng diào强调bǎo hù保护rén mín人民ān quán安全dànrú guǒ如果gōng jī攻击méi yǒu没有fēn cùn分寸jiā shā加沙depíng mín平民jiùhuìchéng shòu承受hěntòng kǔ痛苦

Israel emphasizes protecting the safety of its people, but if attacks are not restrained, civilians in Gaza will suffer greatly.

yī lǎng伊朗chángshuōfǎn kàng反抗wài lái外来yā lì压力kě shì可是dì qū chōng tū地区冲突ràngpǔ tōng rén普通人gèngnánshēng huó生活

Iran often speaks of resisting outside pressure, but regional conflicts also make life harder for ordinary people.

bù tóng不同guó jiā国家shuō fǎ说法yī yàng一样dàndōuxiǎngbǎo hù保护zì jǐ自己delì yì利益

Different countries say different things, but they all want to protect their own interests.

zhēn zhèng真正shòu kǔ受苦decháng cháng常常shìpǔ tōng普通bǎi xìng百姓

The ones who truly suffer are often ordinary people.

shì jiè世界huālehěnduōqiánzhǔn bèi准备zhàn zhēng战争rú guǒ如果dà jiā大家zhǐtánlì liàng力量tánhé píng和平zuì hòu最后shī qù失去jiā yuán家园derénhuìyuè lái yuè越来越duō

The world has spent a huge amount of money preparing for war. If everyone only talks about power and not peace, more and more people will end up losing their homes.

By Mauricio Herrera Kahn / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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