与达赖喇嘛会谈：中国诚意几何？

中国的“形象大使”一个个都是颐指气使的暴发户样儿。

Talking with the Dalai Lama: How serious is China?
与达赖喇嘛会谈：中国诚意几何？

作者： Mayank Chhaya
译者：JOHN LEE
文章来源：http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-40275.html

It is hard to tell whether their accuracy is lost in the translation or not but it is always amusing to read the way China frames its public pronouncements on Tibet in general and the Dalai Lama in particular.

很难说是否是由于翻译原因而损失了准确性，中国政府关于西藏整体或是特别针对达赖喇嘛的公开声明的构架方式总是让人读来觉得可笑。

As the long-stalled talks between Beijing and the Dalai Lama's special envoys begin, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu has one piece of advice for the 75-year-old Tibetan leader: "We hope the Dalai Lama will cherish this opportunity and respond positively to the requests of the central government."

在长期中断的北京与达赖喇嘛特使之间的会谈重新开启之际，中国外交部发言人马朝旭给这位75岁的西藏领袖提了个建议：“我们希望达赖喇嘛珍惜这次机会并对中央政府的要求给予积极回应。”

The choice of the word "cherish" is unmistakably made to underscore the patronizing tone of the statement. It is almost as if a stern parent is telling an errant child after a timeout: "Now that you have learned your lesson, here, cherish this lollipop." The idea that someone who has been forced to spend over five decades of his life away from homeland should be grateful that those who caused him to leave may occasionally condescend to talk to his representatives would have been amusing but for the underlying seriousness of the issue.

选择“珍惜”一词无疑是为了强调声明所传达的恩人般的口气。这几乎像是一个严肃的家长在一个停顿之后告诉犯了错的孩子：“现在你已经吸取教训了，来，好好珍惜这颗棒棒糖。”要一个被迫背井离乡50多年的人对迫使他离开的人心存感念，仅仅是因为此人偶尔屈尊俯就般地与他的代表进行会谈而非认真地对待问题本身，这是一件多么可笑的事情。

By its very definition people "cherish" things which are either rare or special or both. It is true that the talks between China and the Dalai Lama are rare, but whether they are special is a matter of opinion. For Beijing, the very fact that it deigns it fit to even engage him in a dialogue at all, even if it is about laying the groundwork for future dialogues, is special in itself. There is always a barely concealed dismissive tone when it has anything to say about the Dalai Lama and his efforts to reach out for a negotiated settlement.

从准确的定义上讲，人们会“珍惜”那些或是稀有或是特别或是二者兼有的东西。的确，中国与达赖喇嘛之间的会谈堪称稀有，不过这样的会谈是否特别则是一个见仁见智的事情了。对于北京而言，它认为甚至与达赖喇嘛直接对话都是一件屈尊的事情，哪怕这只是为了给将来的对话创造基础，这个不争的事实实属特别。任何事情只要涉及到达赖喇嘛以及他试图通过谈判解决问题的努力，（中国政府）都带着难以掩饰的轻蔑语气。

When the talks broke down in November 2008, although there was no specific reason given, there was a widely held belief that the Chinese government was unhappy at the Tibetan demand for autonomy and the accompanying assertion that it was not in conflict with the Chinese constitution. As always this time around too the Dalai Lama's office is taking a tactful approach. His spokesman Tenzin Takhla was quoted as saying that the talks are an "important process of trying to find a mutually agreed solution."

当会谈在2008年11月中断时，尽管没有给出具体的理由，不过人们普遍相信中国政府对西藏要求自治并同时声言这与中国宪法并无抵牾感到不快。同以往一样，这一次达赖喇嘛办公室依然采取了一个圆滑的方法，用他的发言人丹增塔拉（Tenzin Takhla）的话讲就是会谈是“达成双方都同意的解决方案的重要途径。”

Care was taken by Beijing to point out that the 10th round of talks since 2002 were sought by the Dalai Lama, lest it be misconstrued by anyone that China felt obliged to resume them. Beyond the finely tuned choreography of such talks, it is not known what the specific agenda of the latest talks is going to be.

北京方面小心谨慎地指出从2002年开始的第10轮会谈是应达赖喇嘛的要求而开启的，为恐被别人误解为中国觉得有必要重开会谈。除了类似的会谈必备的经过精心编排的表象，人们不知道上一轮会谈到底要谈些什么。

There has been nothing to indicate that the Obama administration has specifically requested China to resume the dialogue. In what was widely seen as a move aimed at pleasing China, President Barack Obama chose not to meet the Dalai Lama weeks before his first state visit to Beijing in November last year. It was then believed that Washington could leverage this gesture to restart the dialogue between Beijing and the Dalai Lama.

还没有迹象显示奥巴马当局具体要求过中国恢复对话。作为被普遍认为是为了讨好中国的一项举动，巴拉克•奥巴马总统在去年11月对北京进行第一次国事访问前几个星期选择了不会见达赖喇嘛。后来人们相信华盛顿是故意做出这种姿态来推动北京和达赖喇嘛之间重新开始对话。

A little over two months after that visit the resumption of the dialogue may in part be interpreted as a consequence of that. However, considering that the last nine rounds of talks in eight years ended without anything tangible being achieved, it is anybody's guess what the tenth round could produce. One indication of how flippant the mood in China gets when it comes to Tibet and the Dalai Lama was a piece titled 'A look at the Dalai Lama's ridiculous Indian heart' in the People's Daily Online on January 22. It was apparently prompted by some reports that the Dalai Lama might consider becoming an Indian citizen, something which has no official sanctity.

对话的恢复仅距那次访问刚过两个月的时间，这在某种程度上可以理解为访问的成果。不过，考虑到8年中9轮无果而终的会谈，任何人都能猜到第10轮会谈会是什么样的结局。1月22日登载在《人民日报》网站上的一篇题为《看一看达赖喇嘛荒谬的印度心》（A look at the Dalai Lama's ridiculous Indian heart）（原文见http://chinatibet.people.com.cn/6876597.html——译者注）的文章显示了中国在涉及西藏和达赖喇嘛问题上的态度是多么轻慢无礼。这篇文章明显是受了一些有关达赖喇嘛或许考虑要成为印度公民的报道的刺激，而这些报道并没有官方根据。

"According to reports on January 16, 2010, during the opening ceremony of the International Buddhist Conference in Gujarat State, India, the Dalai Lama remarked that due to the fact that he was from purely Tibetan parents, he was Tibetan in appearance, but an Indian in spirituality. Thus, his comments and ideas originate from Indian traditions," the site wrote.

“据2010年1月16日的报道，在印度古吉拉特邦举行的国际佛教大会开幕式期间，达赖喇嘛说基于父母是纯粹的藏人这一事实，他在外表上是藏人，但是在心灵上是印度人。因而，他的思想观念源自印度传统，”网站这样写道。

"The Dalai Lama pleases his Indian masters not only by showing his willingness to be a "son of India," but also by effacing the originality of the Tibetan culture. The Dalai Lama uses such words to dwarf the rich Tibetan culture with distinctive local characteristics. He could not be more subservient. In fact, another reason why the Dalai Lama calls himself a "son of India" is that he intends to deny his Chinese citizenship," it said.

“达赖喇嘛不仅用表白希望成为‘印度的儿子’的手段来讨好他的印度主子，而且还抹杀西藏文化的源流。达赖喇嘛用这些话将独有地方特色的丰富多彩的西藏文化侏儒化。他卑躬屈膝到了无以复加的程度。实际上，达赖喇嘛称自己为‘印度的儿子’的另一个原因是他企图否认自己是一个中国公民，”文中这样说。