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The Japanese Embassy in Beijing says a car carrying theambassador was attacked by a man who ripped off theJapanese flag from the vehicle.
The attack comes amid rising diplomatic tensions and anti-Japanese sentiment over disputed islands.
The embassy said in a statement that Ambassador Uichiro Niwa was returning to the embassy onMonday when his official car was stopped by two other vehicles.
It said a man jumped out of one of the vehicles and pulled the flag off the front of Niwa’s car, damaging the flagpole.
It said nothing else was damaged.
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The embassy said it issued a strong protest to China’s Foreign Ministry, which expressed deepregret over the incident and said authorities would spare no effort to prevent a recurrence.
China’s Foreign Ministry said in response to a request for comment that China is conducting a “serious investigation” into the incident and that the Chinese government has consistently fulfilledits international obligation to protect the safety of foreign embassies and personnel.
参考译文:
日本驻北京大使馆说,一辆载有驻华大使车辆被人袭击,车上装饰的日本国旗被夺走。
攻击之际,对有争议的岛屿,正值上升外交紧张局势和反日情绪。
在北京市内环线上行驶的丹羽大使所乘车辆被两台车迫停。有男子从其中一台车上走下,将丹羽大使所乘车辆上的日本国旗拿走,随后离去。
据悉,丹羽大使并未受伤。日本大使馆正在就详细情况做进一步调查。中方对袭击事件表示遗憾。并表示,当局将不遗余力,以防止再次发生。
中国外交部回应置评请求,中国进行“认真调查”事件,并表示,中国政府一贯履行编辑的国际义务,以保护外国驻华使馆及人员的安全。 |
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