中国军方在南海一处有争议的沙洲周边举行了海空联合演习，此举可能加剧与该地区竞争声索国的紧张关系。演习发生在争议水域主权长期僵持的背景下。
China's military conducted a combined naval and air exercise around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, a move likely to raise tensions with rival claimants in the region. The drills come amid a long-running standoff over sovereignty in the contested waters.
据国防官员透露，中国人民解放军本周在南海一处有争议的沙洲周边举行了海空联合演习，这是一次可能加剧与该地区竞争声索国紧张关系的武力展示。演习涉及军舰和军用飞机在菲律宾及其他东南亚国家也声称拥有主权的水域开展行动。
China's People's Liberation Army conducted a combined naval and air exercise around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea this week, according to defense officials, in a show of force likely to raise tensions with rival claimants in the region. The drills involved warships and military aircraft operating in waters also claimed by the Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations.
此次演习是争议水域主权长期僵持的最新一幕，中国广泛的领土主张与几个邻国的主张在此重叠。北京此前曾利用类似演习在争议礁礁和沙洲周边彰显存在感，往往引发声索国政府的抗议和美国的关切表态。
The exercise is the latest episode in a long-running standoff over sovereignty in the contested waters, where China's expansive territorial claims overlap with those of several neighboring countries. Beijing has previously used similar exercises to assert its presence around disputed reefs and shoals, often prompting protests from claimant governments and expressions of concern from the United States.
地区各国政府尚未就本周的演习发表正式回应。分析人士表示，此次演习凸显了南海误判风险，多国海军和海警舰艇在未解决的领土争端中近距离活动。
Regional governments have not yet issued formal responses to this week's drills. Analysts say the exercise underscores the risk of miscalculation in the South China Sea, where naval and coast guard vessels from multiple countries operate in close proximity amid the unresolved territorial dispute.