美官员： 中已在南海人工岛上部署火炮

中央社記者黃兆平紐約28日專電）美、中在南海緊張關係持續上演中。「華爾街日報」引述美國官員披露，中國大陸已在南海某人工島嶼安置機動火砲，佐證之前美方對中共建造暗礁是為了軍事目的的猜測。

報導說，根據衛星監測，中共1個月前在某小島上裝置了2具機動武裝火砲，射程可及鄰近島嶼，雖不致威脅在附近海域或領空活動的美軍機、艦艇，但卻有違大陸一再聲稱建造暗礁是為了民事用途。

美官員指出，「那些武器不具威脅性，但有象徵意義」。大陸官員不願針對特定問題回答，僅重申南沙群島屬於中國，大陸有權在相關島嶼及暗礁上部署軍事設施，同時再次強調這些相關設施主要是民用目的。

報導指出，安置了武裝陣地的大陸人工島礁，射程可達目前越南聲稱擁有主權的島嶼，越南在島上安置不同類似武器已有一段時間。越方對此沒有回應。

美海軍偵察機常在南海海域進行偵測，同時利用衛星監測大陸人工島礁上活動，已有一段時間，最早是在月前發現大陸在某島安置了火砲裝置。不過，美軍觀察這些設備最近不是被撤走了，就是被大陸刻意遮蔽起來，不清楚、也不知為何不見了。1040529

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China Has Stationed Weapons on South China Sea Island, U.S. Says


U.S. surveillance imagery shows China has positioned weaponry on one of the artificial islands it is developing in the South China Sea, American officials said, supporting their suspicions that Beijing has been building up reefs for military purposes. As the WSJ’s Julian E. Barnes and Gordon Lubold report:

    The U.S. imagery detected two Chinese motorized artillery pieces on one of the artificial islands built by China about one month ago. While the artillery wouldn’t pose a threat to U.S. planes or ships, U.S. officials said it could reach neighboring islands and that its presence was at odds with China’s public statements that the reclaimed islands are mainly for civilian use.

    “There is no military threat,” a U.S. official told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. “But it is about the symbolism.”

    While posing no military threat to the U.S., the motorized artillery was within range of an island claimed by Vietnam that Hanoi has armed with various weaponry for some time, the American officials said. Vietnamese officials didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... g&mod=chinablog中央社記者黃兆平紐約28日專電）美、中在南海緊張關係持續上演中。「華爾街日報」引述美國官員披露，中國大陸已在南海某人工島嶼安置機動火砲，佐證之前美方對中共建造暗礁是為了軍事目的的猜測。

報導說，根據衛星監測，中共1個月前在某小島上裝置了2具機動武裝火砲，射程可及鄰近島嶼，雖不致威脅在附近海域或領空活動的美軍機、艦艇，但卻有違大陸一再聲稱建造暗礁是為了民事用途。

美官員指出，「那些武器不具威脅性，但有象徵意義」。大陸官員不願針對特定問題回答，僅重申南沙群島屬於中國，大陸有權在相關島嶼及暗礁上部署軍事設施，同時再次強調這些相關設施主要是民用目的。

報導指出，安置了武裝陣地的大陸人工島礁，射程可達目前越南聲稱擁有主權的島嶼，越南在島上安置不同類似武器已有一段時間。越方對此沒有回應。

美海軍偵察機常在南海海域進行偵測，同時利用衛星監測大陸人工島礁上活動，已有一段時間，最早是在月前發現大陸在某島安置了火砲裝置。不過，美軍觀察這些設備最近不是被撤走了，就是被大陸刻意遮蔽起來，不清楚、也不知為何不見了。1040529

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China Has Stationed Weapons on South China Sea Island, U.S. Says


U.S. surveillance imagery shows China has positioned weaponry on one of the artificial islands it is developing in the South China Sea, American officials said, supporting their suspicions that Beijing has been building up reefs for military purposes. As the WSJ’s Julian E. Barnes and Gordon Lubold report:

    The U.S. imagery detected two Chinese motorized artillery pieces on one of the artificial islands built by China about one month ago. While the artillery wouldn’t pose a threat to U.S. planes or ships, U.S. officials said it could reach neighboring islands and that its presence was at odds with China’s public statements that the reclaimed islands are mainly for civilian use.

    “There is no military threat,” a U.S. official told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. “But it is about the symbolism.”

    While posing no military threat to the U.S., the motorized artillery was within range of an island claimed by Vietnam that Hanoi has armed with various weaponry for some time, the American officials said. Vietnamese officials didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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