【外刊英语精读】英国前首相卡梅伦重返政坛| Cameron's return and Golden Era

Cameron's return rekindles memory of 'golden era' for ties 卡梅伦回归重燃中英 “黄金时代”的记忆 In a Cabinet reshuffle on Monday, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed former prime minister David Cameron as the new foreign secretary in place of James Cleverly, who replaces Suella Braverman as the new home secretary after Braverman came under fire over immigration policies and criticism of police action at recent demonstrations. 在周一内阁改组中，英国首相里希·苏纳克任命前首相大卫·卡梅伦接替詹姆斯·克莱弗利为新任外交大臣，后者接替苏埃拉·布雷弗曼担任内政大臣。此前布雷弗曼因移民政策和在最近示威活动中对警察的批评而受到攻击。 The appointment breaks a more-than-50-year-old record with Alec Douglas-Home being the last former prime minister to have been appointed foreign secretary in 1970. Cameron will be appointed to the House of Lords, the upper chamber of Parliament, demonstrating Sunak's determination to bring him back to the Cabinet. 此次任命打破了 50 多年来的纪录，亚历克·道格拉斯-霍姆是 1970 年最后一位被任命为外交大臣的前首相。卡梅伦将被任命为英国上议院议员，这表明苏纳克让他重返内阁的决心。 Cameron is popular with Conservative voters and his reentry could help reverse the Conservative Party's fortunes. Cameron's return also reduces the ranks of "Brexiteers" among core members of the Sunak Cabinet. Cameron will also find a companion in Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, who supported the United Kingdom staying in the European Union. 卡梅伦深受保守党选民欢迎，他的重返可能有助于扭转保守党的命运。卡梅伦回归也削弱了苏纳克内阁核心成员中“脱欧派”的地位。与卡梅伦志同道合，财政大臣杰里米·亨特同样支持英国留在欧盟。 Evidently, this is not good news for Brexit supporters in the party. In fact, after the announcement of Cameron's return, Conservative hard-liners were plotting to install Braverman as the next Conservative leader. Some Braverman supporters reportedly intend to write to the 1922 Committee to organize a vote of no confidence in Sunak. 显然，这对于党内脱欧支持者来说不是好消息。 事实上，在卡梅伦宣布回归后，保守党强硬派就密谋任命布雷弗曼为下一任保守党领袖。据报道，一些布雷弗曼的支持者打算写信给1922委员会，组织对苏纳克的不信任投票。 不信任投票是指议会制国家的议会为表决对政府（内阁）的不信任案而进行的投票。源于1841年英国议会，后为许多国家所采用。 Cameron's unexpected appointment as UK foreign secretary has also led to speculation whether it will lead to changes in the UK's foreign policy. In 2010, when Cameron first became UK prime minister, he stressed that the UK would be a "loyal and not blindly loyal ally" of the United States. As foreign secretary, he might nudge the UK's foreign policy to adopt a middle-line approach. 卡梅伦意外被任命为英国外交大臣，这也引发猜测是否会导致英国外交政策发生变化。2010年，卡梅伦首次就任英国首相时，就强调英国将成为美国“忠诚但不盲目忠诚的盟友”。作为外交大臣，他可能会推动英国走外交政策中间道路。 Cameron's position was also relatively pragmatic and friendly when it came to China. Sino-UK relations had entered a "golden era" when he was prime minister. Under his push, the UK applied to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in 2015, becoming the first major Western country to join the financial institution. In the seven years since leaving politics, Cameron has worked on the Belt and Road project and visited China several times. 卡梅伦对华立场也相对务实友好。担任首相期间，中英关系进入“黄金时代”， 在其的推动下，英国于2015年申请加入亚洲基础设施投资银行，成为第一个加入该金融机构的西方大国。卡梅伦退出政坛7年来，一直致力于“一带一路”倡议，并多次访华。 During a visit to China as foreign secretary in August, Cleverly said the UK would engage "robustly and constructively" with China, rather than isolate it in a "new Cold War". It is hoped that with Cameron, the momentum of constructive engagement between China and the UK can continue. 8月份以外交大臣身份访华期间，克莱弗利表示，英国将与中国进行“稳健和建设性”接触，而不是在“新冷战”中孤立中国。各方希望卡梅伦能够延续中英建设性接触的势头。 前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动