前副国务卿接受VOA专访：中日内政左右岛争

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VOA Chinese, Dec 12, 2012
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 121212/1563843.html
("美国对于尖阁诸岛(中国称钓鱼岛)受到威胁、恐吓的定义是什么？中国派遣东海舰队、海监船在钓鱼岛海域附近巡航，或者中国渔船进入钓鱼岛海域算不算？对此，阿米蒂奇说，任何武装攻击，都构成军事威胁")

My comment: Is an interview like this a personal opinion or a nouthpiece on behalf of US?

(2) 中梵关系新摩擦 北京惩罚'不忠'主教. VOA Chinese, Dec 12, 2012
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 121212/1563678.html
("马达钦此前已被梵蒂冈教廷任命为上海教区的'辅理主教。' 天主教亚洲通讯社说，马达钦成为2007年教宗牧函发表以来首先宣布脱离中国天主教爱国会的主教")

Note:
(a) A comparable report, in English:
China Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin Stripped of Title. BBC, Dec 11, 2012.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20681096

* Thaddeus
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaddeus
(Greek for heart or courageous heart; a male given name)
(b) 辅理主教  auxiliary bishop
(c) 牧函  pastoral letter, which can be issued by pope or bishops

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral_letter

(3) 奥伦戴恩, 菲律宾准备加强美国在菲军事存在. VOA Chinese, Dec 12, 2012
www.voachinese.com/content/philippines-us-20121212/1563833.html

, which is translated from

Simone Orendain, Philippines Readies for Increased US Presence.
www.voanews.com/content/philippi ... esence/1563463.html

(4) 官媒为何删减诺委会文学授奖词? VOA Chinese, Dec 12, 2012
www.voachinese.com/content/nobel ... 121212/1563663.html
("诺贝尔文学委员会主席瓦斯特伯格在10日的颁奖典礼上称赞莫言'撕下了程式化的宣传海报，' '用讥讽和嘲弄的手法向历史及其谎言、向政治虚伪和被剥夺后的贫瘠发起攻击；'  莫言所描述的过去，'不是共产主义宣传画中的快乐历史；'  莫言'为个体反抗所有的不公，' 这包括'日本侵略、' '毛主义的恐怖'和'今天的狂热生产至上'”)