China urges Philippines to halt provocations
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BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday urged the Philippines to stop making provocative 1 comments over the Huangyan Island dispute and do more to calm the situation.
"We hope the Philippine side will stop making provocative comments time and again to prod 2 public opinion, and avoid complicating 3 the situation," said Foreign Ministry 4 spokesman Liu Weimin at a press briefing.
His remarks came in response to a question about recent comments by Philippine Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who was quoted by Philippine Daily Inquirer Monday as saying China's claim to Huangyan Island was "legally weak.""It is without controversy 5 that Huangyan Island is an inherent part of Chinese territory," Liu said.
"Recently, tensions over Huangyan Island have eased. We hope the Philippine side would do more that helps calm the situation and boosts bilateral 6 friendly cooperation," said the spokesman.
When asked whether China would withdraw Chinese vessels 7 from waters of Huangyan Island, Hong said the country has reduced government ships there as tensions eased. Chinese fishing vessels were using the area for shelter with the onset 8 of the typhoon season, he added.
adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的
- She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
- His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。
vt.戳，刺；刺激，激励
- The crisis will prod them to act.那个危机将刺激他们行动。
- I shall have to prod him to pay me what he owes.我将不得不催促他把欠我的钱还给我。
使复杂化( complicate的现在分词 )
- High spiking fever with chills is suggestive of a complicating pylephlebitis. 伴有寒战的高热，暗示合并门静脉炎。
- In America these actions become executive puberty rites, complicating relationships that are already complicated enough. 在美国，这些行动成了行政青春期的惯例，使本来已经够复杂的关系变得更复杂了。
n.(政府的)部；牧师
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
n.争论，辩论，争吵
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
- They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
- There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人
- The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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