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River to get armed patrols

河流将部署武装巡逻队

Updated: 2011-11-09 09:36

By Zhang Yan and Cui Haipei (China Daily)

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-11/09/content_14062827.htm

BEIJING - Starting next month, China and its Southeast Asian neighbors will begin sending armed patrols along the Mekong River, where 13 Chinese crew members were murdered this past month, the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday.

北京电 - 公安部周二表示，从下个月开始，中国和它的东南亚邻国将开始沿湄公河部署武装巡逻队，上个月13名中国船员在此被杀害。

China's contribution to the patrols will come from a special armed force established under the Yunnan Provincial Border Control Corps, Cheng Jun, the press officer from the ministry's border control bureau, said.

边防部门的新闻发言人程军（音）说，中国方面的巡逻力量来自一支特种武装部队，隶属于云南边防总队。

Fang Youguo, secretary-general of the Lancang River Shipowners' Association of the autonomous prefecture Xishuangbanna, whose vessels use the Mekong River, which is called the Lancang River in China, said the force will consist of nearly 1,000 armed police officers.

西双版纳澜沧江（湄公河）船东协会秘书长方友国说，该部队将包括近1000名武警官兵。

China will send five patrol vessels, adapted from merchant ships, along the waters of the Mekong River. Shipping on the waterway came to a standstill after the Chinese sailors were killed there on Oct 5. Commercial traffic is to resume on the river at the end of the month, Fang said.

中国将沿湄公河水域派出五艘改装自商船的巡逻舰。10月5日，中国船员被杀害后，河道上航运停顿了。方说，本月底将恢复河上的商业交通。

The Chinese patrol force will escort both Chinese ships and those that are under other flags, Yang Xi, the press officer from Yunnan Provincial Border Control Corps, said on Tuesday.

云南边防总队的新闻发言人杨曦（音）周二表示，中国巡逻部队将护送中国船只和悬挂其他国旗的船只。

Yang said China and its three partners in the patrols are still negotiating the details of their plan and will release more information about it in the future.

杨说，中国和它的三个伙伴仍在商谈巡逻计划的细节内容，未来会公布更多的信息。

Song Qingrun, a researcher with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, called the armed patrol a milestone in China's cooperation with Southeast Asian countries.

中国现代国际关系研究院研究员宋清润说，武装巡逻是中国与东南亚国家合作的一个里程碑。

"This is a first, since China's past cooperation with Southeast Asian nations has mostly had to do with economics," Song said.

“这是第一次，而中国过去与东南亚国家的合作，大多与经济相关。”宋说。

"The resumption of shipping along the river will help improve China's image as a responsible regional power and promote free trade between China and Southeast Asia."

“沿河航运的恢复将有助于提高中国作为一个负责任的地区大国的形象，促进中国和东南亚之间的自由贸易。”（机翻神了，此处完全无须修改！）

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At a meeting held in Beijing a week ago, China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand agreed to strengthen efforts to ensure security along the river, where crimes such as drug smuggling are rampant.

The four nations also agreed to share intelligence as part of a "specific and unified action to completely eradicate criminal gangs, which have long threatened the regional security", according to a statement released after the meeting.

On Oct 5, 13 Chinese sailors aboard two cargo ships, Hua Ping and Yu Xing 8, were killed on the Mekong River.

Nine Thai soldiers were later detained in the case and now face charges of murder and concealing evidence.

Thailand's police chief, Priewpan Damapong, has promised to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter and said the country's military will cooperate in that work.

"The police will prosecute all nine soldiers," he was quoted by a Bangkok-based newspaper. "Their actions have nothing to do with the Thai army."

The bodies of 11 of the Chinese sailors have been cremated in the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai, Chinese officials said on Monday, and the families of each victim will soon receive 200,000 yuan ($31,500) in compensation.

The 4,880-kilometer Mekong, originating in China, is the longest river in Southeast Asia, and has been deemed the "Oriental Danube".

The river is an important shipping route between China and Southeast Asia.

China Daily
中国日报

River to get armed patrols

河流将部署武装巡逻队

Updated: 2011-11-09 09:36

By Zhang Yan and Cui Haipei (China Daily)

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-11/09/content_14062827.htm

BEIJING - Starting next month, China and its Southeast Asian neighbors will begin sending armed patrols along the Mekong River, where 13 Chinese crew members were murdered this past month, the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday.

北京电 - 公安部周二表示，从下个月开始，中国和它的东南亚邻国将开始沿湄公河部署武装巡逻队，上个月13名中国船员在此被杀害。

China's contribution to the patrols will come from a special armed force established under the Yunnan Provincial Border Control Corps, Cheng Jun, the press officer from the ministry's border control bureau, said.

边防部门的新闻发言人程军（音）说，中国方面的巡逻力量来自一支特种武装部队，隶属于云南边防总队。

Fang Youguo, secretary-general of the Lancang River Shipowners' Association of the autonomous prefecture Xishuangbanna, whose vessels use the Mekong River, which is called the Lancang River in China, said the force will consist of nearly 1,000 armed police officers.

西双版纳澜沧江（湄公河）船东协会秘书长方友国说，该部队将包括近1000名武警官兵。

China will send five patrol vessels, adapted from merchant ships, along the waters of the Mekong River. Shipping on the waterway came to a standstill after the Chinese sailors were killed there on Oct 5. Commercial traffic is to resume on the river at the end of the month, Fang said.

中国将沿湄公河水域派出五艘改装自商船的巡逻舰。10月5日，中国船员被杀害后，河道上航运停顿了。方说，本月底将恢复河上的商业交通。

The Chinese patrol force will escort both Chinese ships and those that are under other flags, Yang Xi, the press officer from Yunnan Provincial Border Control Corps, said on Tuesday.

云南边防总队的新闻发言人杨曦（音）周二表示，中国巡逻部队将护送中国船只和悬挂其他国旗的船只。

Yang said China and its three partners in the patrols are still negotiating the details of their plan and will release more information about it in the future.

杨说，中国和它的三个伙伴仍在商谈巡逻计划的细节内容，未来会公布更多的信息。

Song Qingrun, a researcher with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, called the armed patrol a milestone in China's cooperation with Southeast Asian countries.

中国现代国际关系研究院研究员宋清润说，武装巡逻是中国与东南亚国家合作的一个里程碑。

"This is a first, since China's past cooperation with Southeast Asian nations has mostly had to do with economics," Song said.

“这是第一次，而中国过去与东南亚国家的合作，大多与经济相关。”宋说。

"The resumption of shipping along the river will help improve China's image as a responsible regional power and promote free trade between China and Southeast Asia."

“沿河航运的恢复将有助于提高中国作为一个负责任的地区大国的形象，促进中国和东南亚之间的自由贸易。”（机翻神了，此处完全无须修改！）

——————————————————————下面的是老生常谈——————————————————

At a meeting held in Beijing a week ago, China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand agreed to strengthen efforts to ensure security along the river, where crimes such as drug smuggling are rampant.

The four nations also agreed to share intelligence as part of a "specific and unified action to completely eradicate criminal gangs, which have long threatened the regional security", according to a statement released after the meeting.

On Oct 5, 13 Chinese sailors aboard two cargo ships, Hua Ping and Yu Xing 8, were killed on the Mekong River.

Nine Thai soldiers were later detained in the case and now face charges of murder and concealing evidence.

Thailand's police chief, Priewpan Damapong, has promised to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter and said the country's military will cooperate in that work.

"The police will prosecute all nine soldiers," he was quoted by a Bangkok-based newspaper. "Their actions have nothing to do with the Thai army."

The bodies of 11 of the Chinese sailors have been cremated in the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai, Chinese officials said on Monday, and the families of each victim will soon receive 200,000 yuan ($31,500) in compensation.

The 4,880-kilometer Mekong, originating in China, is the longest river in Southeast Asia, and has been deemed the "Oriental Danube".

The river is an important shipping route between China and Southeast Asia.

China Daily
中国日报