中国人抗议韩国乐天,美国人吐槽
Dozens of people holding Chairman Maoposters protested in China's Jilin province on Sunday, calling for a boycott ofSouth Korean goods as part of a backlash against the country's Lotte Group.
周日在中国吉林省，数十群众高举毛主席的画像在街上呼吁人们抵制韩国产品，进而抗议韩国乐天集团。The retail giant has faced growingopposition in China since signing a deal to provide land for a USmissile-defence system Tuesday.
韩国乐天，这一零售业界的巨头，正因为在上周二同意为美国导弹防御系统提供土地，而越来越遭受到中国人的抵制。The plan to install the TerminalHigh-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system was prompted by threats from NorthKorea, but Beijing fears the move will undermine its own military capabilities.
萨德计划的提出是为了防范朝鲜的威胁，但是北京担心这一举动会妨碍到它的军事体系。
"No to THAAD! Boycott Koreangoods!" chanted the protesters in northern Jilin province.
“不要萨德！棒子滚粗！”这样的抗议声在吉林北部到处都能听到。"Patriotism starts with me! Long livethe Communist Party!"
“爱国从我做起！T·G万岁！”
Similar protests have sprouted across thecountry, as Lotte suffers setbacks in several of its Chinese ventures -- fromlast month's government-ordered halt of a $2.6 billion theme park project toapparent cyber-attacks on company websites.
抗议浪潮已经席卷了全中国，同时乐天在华合资企业已经遭受了数次挫折——包括价值26亿美元的主题公园项目被勒令停工以及公司官网被黑等。Citing fire violations, authorities inLiaoning's Dandong city have also suspended the operation of Lotte Mart, the Yonhapnews agency reported on Saturday.
周日，据韩国联合通讯社报道，辽宁丹东有关当局以存在消防隐患的名义，勒令乐天玛特超市停业休整Earlier this week, major tour operatorsconfirmed to AFP that trips to South Korea have been suspended "due topolicy and safety factors."
在本周早些时候，主要旅行社向法新社证实道，出于“政策和安全方面的考量”，去往韩国的线路已经暂停发售。China has repeatedly denounced THAAD as athreat to its security, with a foreign ministry spokesman saying "theconsequences entailed will be borne by the US and the Republic of Korea".
中国一再强调萨德的布置会对其国防安全造成威胁，中国外交部发言人表示：“美国和韩国必须要承担（他们行为的）后果”Calls are growing in China for Beijing touse the carrot and stick of its huge market to raise pressure on South Korea toabandon the THAAD plan.
在中国，关于对韩国恩威并施，利用巨大的市场施加压力，迫使韩国放弃萨德计划的呼声越来越大。The stakes are high for Lotte, which hasinvested more than ten trillion won ($8.76 billion) in its Chinese operationssince 1994.
对乐天而言，风险是巨大的，因为自1994年以来乐天在华已有87.6亿美元的投资。
