国际科学联盟理事会(ICSU)已经将它的下一次大会的地点(原计划于明年在日本举行)从东京迁到北京,这主要是由于日本政府对打算参加这次大会的南非代表提出了某些要求而造成的。今年7月,当 ICSU 的执行委员会在举行会议时获悉日本政府对它的要求——即不应该让参加 ICSU 大会的南非代表在申请到日本的签证时签署一项表示反对种族隔离制度 The International Council of Science Societies (ICSU) has relocated from Tokyo to Beijing the venue of its next convention (originally scheduled to be held in Japan next year) largely because the Japanese government made a proposal to South African representatives intending to attend the conference Some of the requirements caused. In July of this year, when ICSU's Executive Committee held a meeting, it was informed of the Japanese government's request to it that the representative of South Africa participating in the ICSU Congress should not sign a declaration of opposition to apartheid when applying for a visa to Japan