中国辽宁舰航母打击群上周航行至第一岛链之外，抵达菲律宾最南端水域，显示出意在靠近正在进行的美日联合军演。
China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group sailed beyond the first island chain last week to reach the southernmost waters of the Philippines, suggesting an intent to position itself closer to ongoing US-Japan joint exercises.
菲律宾新闻频道BNC报道，该航母打击群抵达距离巴鲁特岛（菲律宾最南端）东南偏东约25海里（46公里）处，随后于周五转向东北航行。
Philippine news channel BNC reported that the carrier group reached about 25 nautical miles (46km) east-southeast of Balut Island, the southernmost point of the Philippines, before sailing northeast on Friday.
这使得该编队驶入第一岛链之外，该岛链是美国主导的战略弧线，由从日本经台湾延伸至菲律宾的一系列海上咽喉要道组成。
That positioned the warships past the first island chain, a US-led strategic arc of maritime chokepoints running from Japan through Taiwan to the Philippines.
这支由四艘舰艇组成的辽宁舰打击群包括055型大型导弹驱逐舰无锡舰和鞍山舰，以及052D型导弹驱逐舰淮南舰。
The four-strong Liaoning strike group includes the Type 055 large guided-missile destroyers Wuxi and Anshan, and the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Huainan.
如果该航母打击群保持东北向航向，最终可能进入菲律宾海，美日部队正在那里举行两年一度的“敏锐之剑”演习。
If the carrier group holds its northeastward course, it could eventually enter the Philippine Sea, where American and Japanese forces are conducting their biennial Keen Sword exercise.
美国海军第七舰队周四在社交媒体发文称，尼米兹级航母“西奥多·罗斯福”号正在菲律宾海与来自日本、澳大利亚、加拿大和法国的盟国军舰协同行动，作为参加“敏锐之剑”演习的多国部队一部分。
The US Navy’s 7th fleet said in a social media post on Thursday that the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was operating in the Philippine Sea alongside allied warships from Japan, Australia, Canada and France as part of a multilateral force taking part in the Keen Sword drills.
今年的演习于10月19日至29日举行，地点遍布日本及其周边水域。
This year’s exercise runs from October 19 to 29, taking place at sites across Japan and its surrounding waters.
辽宁舰航母打击群今年正在西太平洋进行第二轮演练。此次部署于10月14日启动，预计将持续数周，与“敏锐之剑”演习时间重叠。
The Liaoning carrier group is carrying out its second round of drills in the western Pacific this year. Launched on October 14, the deployment is expected to last several weeks and overlaps with the Keen Sword exercises.
BNC周六的报道称，该打击群于周四穿越巴西兰海峡，此前它在菲律宾西南海岸外被发现，并遭菲律宾海军舰艇跟踪监视。
BNC’s report on Saturday said the strike group transited the Basilan Strait on Thursday after being spotted off the southwestern coast of the Philippines, where it was shadowed by Philippine Navy vessels.
日本防卫省报告称，该舰队于10月14日首先经宫古海峡向东南航行进入太平洋，次日转向南海，随后前往菲律宾南部。
The Japanese defence ministry reported that the warships first sailed southeast through the Miyako Strait to enter the Pacific on October 14 and turned towards the South China Sea the following day before making their way to the southern Philippines.
该航线显示，该舰队正在逆时针绕行菲律宾——从其北部海岸向西部海岸推进——这与2024年10月演习时的航向相反。
The route suggests the group is sailing anticlockwise around the Philippines – from its northern to its western coast – reversing the course taken during drills in October 2024.
日本防卫省指出，本月初辽宁舰在冲绳与宫古岛之间海域活动时，该区域还探测到中国空中侦察资产——包括一架运-9电子侦察机和一架无侦-7高空无人机。目前尚不清楚它们是否随航母编队南下。
Japan’s defence ministry noted that while the Liaoning was operating in waters between Okinawa and Miyako Island earlier this month, Chinese aerial surveillance assets – including a Y-9 electronic reconnaissance aircraft and a WZ-7 high-altitude drone – were also detected in the area. It remains unclear whether they accompanied the carrier group south.
中国官方广播机构央视周六的一份报道称，在6月的远海训练期间，日方舰机曾多次近距离跟踪监视该航母编队，北京方面将此描述为骚扰和挑衅。
In a report on Saturday, China’s state broadcaster CCTV said that Japanese ships and aircraft had repeatedly shadowed the carrier group at close range during its far-sea training in June, engaging in what Beijing described as harassment and provocation.
报道称，部署在编队外围的054B型护卫舰漯河舰远距离驱离日方舰艇，辽宁舰上的歼-15舰载战斗机拦截并驱离了日方P-3C海上巡逻机。
The Type 054B frigate Luohe, deployed on the group’s outer perimeter, warned off Japanese vessels from a distance, while carrier-borne J-15 fighter jets from the Liaoning intercepted and saw off Japanese P-3C maritime patrol aircraft, the report said.