中国军用飞机降落在有争议的南海岛屿

China says a military airplane landed on one of the country’s man-made islands earlier this week in the South China Sea.

中国于本周早些时候表示，一架军用飞机降落在南中国海有争议的一座人工岛屿上。

The plane was on patrol Sunday when it received an emergency call to land on Fiery Cross Reef, Chinese media reported. It said the plane was told to remove three construction workers who were injured.

中国官方媒体星期一报道说，一架正在南海执行空中巡逻任务的海军巡逻机紧急飞赴南沙，降落在永暑礁机场，执行三名重病建筑工人的转运任务。

The workers were flown to Hainan Island, where they received medical treatment.

这些工人被转移到海南岛接受治疗。

The man-made island has a 3,000-meter long runway for aircraft. Construction workers completed the runway last year. Test flights by commercial airlines started in January.

该人造岛有3千米长的飞机跑道。建筑工人去年完成了跑道的建造。自1月份起，民航飞机开始试飞。

Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said the United States has serious concerns about China’s actions in the South China Sea.

美国国防部长国防部长艾什·卡特于这月早些时候表示美国严重关切中国在南海的行为。

He said that other Asian countries have expressed their concerns about China’s actions, both publicly and privately, to U.S. Officials.

他表示其他亚洲国家，不论是公开的还是在私底下，都对美国官方纷纷表示了对中国行为的关切。

China claims much of the South China Sea. Several other nations, including the Philippines and Vietnam, have competing claims.

中国有南海绝大部分主权。其他一些国家，像菲律宾和越南也声称拥有南海主权。

Chinese Military Plane Lands on Disputed S. China Sea Island

China says a military airplane landed on one of the country’s man-made islands earlier this week in theSouth China Sea.

The plane was on patrol Sunday when it received an emergency call to land on Fiery Cross Reef, Chinese media reported. It said the plane was told to remove three construction workers who were injured.

The workers were flown to Hainan Island, where they received medical treatment.

The man-made island has a 3,000-meter long runway for aircraft.Construction workers completed the runway last year. Test flights bycommercial airlines started in January.

Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said the United States has serious concerns about China’s actions in the South China Sea.

He said that other Asian countries have expressed their concerns about China’s actions, both publicly and privately, to U.S. officials.

China claims much of the South China Sea. Several other nations, including the Philippines and Vietnam, have competing claims.

I’m Pete Musto.

Words in This Story

patrol – n. the act of walking or going around or through an area in order to make sure that it is safe

reef – n. a long line of rocks or coral or a high area of sand near the surface of the water in the ocean

runway – n. a long strip of ground where airplanes take off and land