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Merkel delivers speech on WW2 at Asahi Shimbun
默克尔访朝日新闻发表讲话
Before meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a speech at the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.
在会见日本首相安倍晋三之前，德国总理默克尔在访问朝日新闻时发表了讲话。
She urged Japan to confront its wartime conduct. The German media say it's not a coincidence.
她敦促日本正视其战争行为。而德国媒体表示这绝非机缘巧合。
German public television, ZDF, says that the Asahi Shimbun frequently publishes criticism of Shinzo Abe's right-leaning expressions.
德国公共电台ZDF电视台表示朝日新闻经常发布对于安倍晋三右倾表现质疑的视频。
Merkel chose the venue to deliver a speech on World War Two.
而默克尔则选择这个平台发表就有关二战的讲话。
This signals criticism over Abe's attitude towards the war, especially when it comes amid the Japanese prime minister's intention to revise the constitution, and speculation that he may also water down previous expressions of apology, such as the 1995 Murayama Statement.
这标志着对于安倍战争态度的批判，尤其是在这位日本首相打算修改宪法之际。有猜测称他可能还会淡化如1995年村山谈话等以前的道歉之举。
