Reception Report: Radio Japan Weekly News in Simple Japanese / Iran Radio Bros’ compromised Farsi

 

— Japan

Radio Japan has reportedly carried a new program since April, “Weekly News in Simple Japanese”.

From their announcement on May 21:

The program summarizes Japan’s weekly news in easy-to-understand Japanese which is read slowly and clearly by the announcer. Through the program, listeners will be able to grasp what is going on in Japan today. Weekly News in Simple Japanese is ten minutes long. It is broadcast every Saturday from 02:50 UTC on 17.810 MHz in Southeast Asia, and 15.325 MHz in Southwest Asia. It is rebroadcast seven hours later from 09:50 UTC on 15.280 MHz in Southeast Asia and 15.290 MHz in West Africa.

The news broadcast recordings can also be found online, on the NHK World Japan website.

— Tibet

A recent QSL card from Tibet – frequencies are shown to the right

— Iran

On Thursday, Islamic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has reported extensively on talks by the country’s unelected leader, Ayatollah Ali Chamenei, first on US policies on Iran, and later on a “didactic” and “instructive” function of poetry. IRIB also had to convey some supreme criticism of itself:

Notice that our people have beautiful dispositions. The way our people responded on the issue of the floods in the north and south was very beautiful. Those who are aware of the developments – including in Golestan, in Khuzestan, in Khorram Abad and in Ilam: these were the main areas which suffered from the recent floods – who are aware of the presence and sacrifices of the people, and the services they rendered.

Well you can describe this in your poetry. When you include such concepts in your poetry, it becomes in fact the flag of national identity. It becomes the flag of the identity of your nation no matter if you compose poems on Islamic, national revolutionary and revolutionary issues, or on moral values or about such events. And my dear ones, identity is very important to every nation. A nation that loses its identity is easily squeezed and crushed in the fists of foreigners. This was about poetry.

As for the language, the truth is that I am worried. In the area of poetry, the poems that you compose are fortunately good poems and they enjoy a solid language. However generally speaking, language is wearing down. One can witness this. Tonight, one of the brothers from the radio was present here and he spoke with me about a very good development. I have, however, a complaint about the IRIB because instead of promoting proper, standard, refined and correct language, it is promoting a kind of language that is devoid of any identity, that is sometimes wrong, that uses wrong terminology and that worse than all, uses a language stuffed with foreign and western terminology.

Fortunately, foreign media are so much worse, so IRIB could turn to a reading of this article just a few minutes after its own dressing-down.

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Shortwave Log: Holy Tibet, January 2014

Wang Dashan does Agriculture and Countryside Investigation and Research Work

Main Link: https://new.qq.com/omn/20190509/20190509A0IQMU.html

Addional Link: Laoling

Wang Dashan conducts investigation and research work on agriculture and countryside

王大山调研农业农村工作

On May 8, municipal party committee vice secretary and city mayor Wang Dashan went to some of the village and township for investigation and research of agriculture and countryside, rivers and lakes administration, hospital construction and other work. Vice mayors Wu Feng and Zhao Meng took part in the investigation and research.

5月8日，市委副书记、市长王大山到部分乡镇调研农业农村、河湖清违清障、卫生院建设等工作。副市长吴峰、赵蒙参加调研。

At Yang‘an Town hospital, Wang Dashan minutely enquired about patients‘ medical treatment conditions and mental health stations‘ construction promotion. He emphasized the need for continuous strengthening of management, hospital affairs management and staff management, improvement of professional levels and hospital safety, as well as safeguarding medical treatment safety.

在杨安镇中心卫生院，王大山详细了解病人就医条件及精神卫生场所建设推进情况，他强调，要进一步细化管理，强化医院业务管理和人员管理，提升专业水平和服务水平；要加强医院安全管理，保证医疗安全。

At Kongzhen Zhangqiao Community, Wang Dashan heard [reports about] clearing Majia River and emphasized that, in accordance with necessities, the pace of construction work and removal of illegal constructions on the rivers needed to be accelerated in accordance with the law. There was a need to set up robust mechanisms, to resolutely put an end to the phenomenon of negative repercussions, ensuring the clearance of illegal river course issues, and safeguarding against floodings.

在孔镇张桥尹社区，王大山听取马颊河清违清障工作推进情况，强调，要根据问题台账，按照应拆尽拆的要求，加快工作进度，依法依规对河道违法建筑进行拆除。要建立健全机制，坚决杜绝反弹现象的发生，确保河道违法问题全部清零，保障河道行洪安全。

At Kongzhen‘s Wangmutui Fruit Tree demonstration base, Wang Dashan minutely enquired about the building of cooperatives and operations, emphasizing the need to conscientously bring into play the village party branch‘s model leading role in launching cooperatives, the establishment of village business concepts, creation of own trademarks, successful carrying out of packaging, strengthening of model examples‘ drive [for other projects], giving prominence to distinguishing features, establishing bright spots, striving for radiance and spurring more peasant masses to become rich.

在孔镇王木腿果树示范基地，王大山详细了解合作社建设和运营情况，强调，要切实发挥好村党支部领创办合作社的模范带头作用，树立经营理念，打造自己品牌，做好产品包装；要强化示范带动，突出特色、打造亮点，争取辐射和带动更多农民群众致富。

Having enquired about Kongzhen Fantuncun [or model station village] village and township department “New Village Loudspeaker Project”, Wang Dashan emphasized the need for strengthening everyday administration, deeply penetrating and implementing the party‘s propaganda policy, taking advantage of flat-roofed building and let the farmers obtain tangible benefits.

在孔镇范屯村了解了乡镇村部“新农村大喇叭工程”建设情况后，王大山强调，要加强日常管理，深入落实党的宣传政策，利用平台优势，让农民切实得到实惠。

At Guojia Street‘s Daonan Fucun Scientific Science and Technology Institute, Wang Dashan examined the three-dimensional wheat seedling distribution experimental field supervision and cornfield management, minutely enquiring about the experiment implementation. He hoped the Institute would accelerate the spreading of achievements made there, playing a promotional role in the development of scientific agriculture, strengthen guidance and coverage of the countryside, and let the farming masses gain greater benefits.

在郭家街道南夏村科技小院，王大山现场查看小麦立体匀播实验田管理及麦田管理，详细了解实验实施情况，希望科技小院加快科技实验成果在当地的转化推广，发挥科学技术对农业发展的推动作用，加强对村民的引导，扩大覆盖面，让农民群众获得更大的效益。

Reporter: Wang Yugang

【记者:王玉刚】

 

 

EU Reports on Hong Kong, Macau: Pointing Fingers, Drawing Feet

Main Link — Foreign Ministry: Opposing the EU’s Publication of a so-called Report concerning Hong Kong and Macau (外交部：反对欧盟发表所谓涉港澳报告)

Xinhua Beijing, May 9 (Ma Zhuoyan reporting)  In the light of the European Union’s publication of a so-called report concerning Hong Kong and Macau, the foreign ministry said on May 9 that China expresses strong dissatisfaction¹⁾, and resolutely opposes this, demanding the EU side to stop this wrong approach.

新华社北京5月9日电（记者 马卓言）针对欧盟近日发布所谓涉港澳报告，外交部发言人耿爽9日说，中方对此表示强烈不满和坚决反对，要求欧方停止这一错误做法。

The EU reportedly published the “2018 Annual Report on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the “2018 Annual Report on Macau Special Administrative Region”, commenting on Hong Kong and Macau affairs.

据报道，欧盟8日发表了《2018年香港特区年度报告》和《2018年澳门特区年度报告》，对港澳事务进行评论。

Geng Shuang said at May 9th regular press conference that since the return of Hong Kong and Macau, “one country, two systems” has been successfully implemented, Hong Kong and Macau have maintained prosperity and stability, Hong Kong and Macau residents enjoy unprecedented democratic rights and freedom of speech, information, association etc. in accordance with the law, and this is an undeniable fact.

耿爽在9日例行记者会上说，港澳回归以来，“一国两制”成功落实，港澳保持繁荣稳定，港澳居民依法享有前所未有的民主权利和言论、新闻、结社等各项自由，这一事实不容否认。

Geng Shuang said, the EU report was waving around and making indiscreet remarks²⁾ with its report on so-called human rights, unscrupulously putting blame on “one country, two systems” in Hong Kong and Macau, absolutely denying the facts. This is interference with China’s internal affairs and the special administrative regions’ affairs, to which China expresses strong dissatisfaction¹⁾ and resolute opposition. “We have repeatedly expounded and opposed our position concerning the EU’s so-called Hong Kong and Macau reports, and demand that the EU stop this wrong approach.

耿爽说，欧盟的报告以所谓人权、自由等为幌子对港澳事务妄加评论、指手画脚，对“一国两制”在港澳的落实横加指责，完全是罔顾事实，是对中国内政和特区事务的粗暴干涉，中方对此表示强烈不满和坚决反对。“我们已多次阐明反对欧盟方面发表所谓涉港澳报告的立场，我们要求欧方停止这一错误做法。”

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Footnotes

¹⁾ May also be translated as “intense resentment”
²⁾ literally: pointing fingers and drawing feet

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Related

Hong Kong SAR Annual Report 2018, May 8, 2019
Macau SAR Annual Report 2018, May 8, 2019

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One Movement, Two Takes

Links within blockquotes added during translation.

Beijing, April 30

Main Link: May-Fourth 100th Anniversary solemnly held at Great Hall of the People, Xi Jinping gives important Speech (纪念五四运动100周年大会在京隆重举行 习近平发表重要讲话)

Xinhua Beijing April 30 — A meeting to mark the 100th anniversary of the May-Fourth movement was solemnly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee, State Chairman, and Central Military Commission Chairman Xi Jinping gave an important speech at the meeting, emphasizing that for the past 100 years, the May-Fourth movement has been a continuous struggle of one youthful Chinese generation after another, marching forward under triumphant songs, creating 100 years of a youthful China, and a youthful nation, by their youthful selves. The main theme of the new era’s Chinese generation’s movement, its youthful movement’s direction, its youthful mission, is to uphold the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, to be together with the people, to achieve the goal of the struggle for the “Two Centenaries” and the dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

新华社北京4月30日电 纪念五四运动100周年大会30日上午在北京人民大会堂隆重举行。中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平在会上发表重要讲话强调，五四运动以来的100年，是中国青年一代又一代接续奋斗、凯歌前行的100年，是中国青年用青春之我创造青春之中国、青春之民族的100年。新时代中国青年运动的主题，新时代中国青年运动的方向，新时代中国青年的使命，就是坚持中国共产党领导，同人民一道，为实现“两个一百年”奋斗目标、实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦而奋斗。

Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan attended the meeting.

李克强、栗战书、汪洋、王沪宁、赵乐际、韩正、王岐山出席大会。

In the Great Hall of the People’s great hall, the atmosphere was solemn and enthusiastic. Above the podium, red banners were hanging with the inscription “commemorating the May-Fourth Movement’s 100th anniversary”, and behind at the center, there was a red banner saying “1919 – 2019”, and ten red flags in rows at both sides. In a distance, from the second floor, there was the slogan “Closely united around the Party’s Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, make full use of the great May-Fourth spirit, uphold the correct direction of the new era’s Chinese youth movement, and do your utmost to achieve the dream of the Chinese nation’s great rejuvenation, the magnificient and youthful chapter!”

人民大会堂大礼堂气氛庄严热烈。主席台上方悬挂着“纪念五四运动100周年大会”会标，后幕正中是“1919－2019”的红色字标，10面红旗分列两侧。大礼堂二楼眺台悬挂标语：“紧密团结在以习近平同志为核心的党中央周围，发扬伟大五四精神，坚持新时代中国青年运动正确方向，奋力谱写实现中华民族伟大复兴中国梦的壮丽青春篇章！”

Before the beginning of the meeting, everyone loudly sang “I and my China”, “Without the Communist Party, There would be No New China”, “Glorious! Communist Youth League of China”, “Ode to the Motherland”, and other songs, everyone brimming with surging youthful passion.

大会开始前，全场高唱《我和我的祖国》、《没有共产党就没有新中国》、《光荣啊，中国共青团》、《歌唱祖国》等歌曲，会场洋溢着澎湃的青春热情。

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Taipei, May 3

Main Link: 100 years of May-Fourth / Chen Ming-tong: Mainland doesn#t see Mr De and Mr Sai, Taiwan guided by May Fourth 五四百年／陳明通：大陸不見德賽先生 台灣引航五四

On this year’s 100th anniversary of the May-Fourth  Movement, [Taiwan’s] Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Chen Ming-tong has pointed out that strangulation of thought and freedom of speech control of young “listening to the party, going with the party”, an imbalance and twists between political reform and economic development, turning their backs to the May-Fourth spirit, all of mainland China ransacked and did away with the figures of “Mr Sai and Mr De”. Only with the practice of democracy on both sides of the Taiwan Strait could there be communication among equals, peaceful coexistence and a resolution of differences.

今年五四運動一百周年，陸委會主委陳明通指出，中共箝制思想言論自由、控制青年「聽黨話、跟黨走」，政治改革與經濟發展的失衡偏斜，背離五四精神，整個中國大陸遍尋不著「德先生與賽先生」身影。唯有兩岸都採行民主體制，才能對等溝通、和平共處、化解分歧。

In an address to a roundtable session for a”May Fourth 100th Anniversary: Mainland China’s Democracy Development Review” he said that “all-embracing freedom of thought”, as advocated as a school management guideline by then Beida University president had advocated “all-embracing freedom of thought” as a university management guideline by then Beida University president Cai Yuanpei, while these days, the Chinese Communist Party determined the May Fourth Movement as a history of the Communist Party’s struggle. Diverse and independent campuses, the spirit of freedom and openness, freedom of thought and speech had been strangled by the Communist Party, controlling the wave of  the young people “listening to the party, going with the party”.

陳明通3日出席「五四運動一百周年：中國大陸民主發展的反思」圓桌論壇時致詞指出，當年北大校長蔡元培倡導「思想自由、兼容並包」的辦學方針，如今中共將五四界定為共黨奮鬥史，中國大陸校園多元自主、自由開放的精神，已被中共箝制思想言論自由、控制青年「聽黨話、跟黨走」的反民主自由思潮。

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One ROC, two Interpretations, Oct 10, 2011

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