【今日日本】日本首次在有争议的南中国海海域进行潜艇演习 [日本媒体]

Japan conducts first submarine drill in disputed South China Sea

日本首次在有争议的南中国海海域进行潜艇演习



TOKYO - Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, a newspaper said Monday, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waters.

东京报道-今日日本本周一报道，日本首次在南中国海海域实行潜艇演习，此举可能激怒宣称对大部分南中国海海域拥有主权的中国。

Submarine Kuroshio on Thursday joined three Japanese warships in waters just southwest of the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, the Asahi Shimbun said.

据《朝日新闻》报道，日本潜艇黑潮号周四在中国控制的黄岩岛（菲方称斯卡伯勒浅滩)西南海域与三艘日本军舰会合。



Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force carried out a "practical" anti-submarine drill, including an exercise to spot enemy submarines with sonar devices, Asahi said, quoting unnamed Japanese government sources.

《朝日新闻》报道，据日本政府匿名人士称，日本海上自卫队进行了一项“实用”的反潜演习，包括利用声纳设备发现敌方潜艇的演习。

The sources said it was a legitimate naval exercise in neutral waters, with rights of access secured under international law.

消息人士称，日本根据国际法获得了进入该海域的通行权，因此这是在中立海域进行的合法军事演习。

Following the drill, the Japanese submarine plans to make a port call on Monday at Cam Ranh, central Vietnam, in a bid to display Tokyo's defence cooperation with Hanoi, Asahi said.

《朝日新闻》称，演习结束后，日本潜艇计划周一停靠越南中部的金兰湾，以展示日本与河内（越南）的防务合作。

It will be the first call by a submarine at the strategically important port since the Second World War, it added.

它补充说，这将是自二战以来日本潜艇首次停靠这个具有重要战略性的港口。



Immediate confirmation of the Asahi Shimbun report was not available.

无法立即确认《朝日新闻》的报道。