东京已达成协议，将为美国先进的空对空导弹建立一条总装线，同时还在探讨在印度和澳大利亚进行导弹测试，这些举动进一步标志着日本正背离其战后和平主义国防姿态。
Tokyo has struck a deal to build an assembly line for advanced American air-to-air missiles, while simultaneously exploring missile testing in India and Australia, moves which further mark Japan’s shift away from its post-war pacifist defence posture.
日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎周三晚间宣布，两国盟友将在日本建造一座AIM-120先进中距空对空导弹（AMRAAM）的最终组装厂。该工厂的地点尚未披露。
Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced late Wednesday that the two allies would construct a final assembly facility in Japan for the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The facility’s location has not been disclosed.
小泉是在菲律宾出席东南亚防长及其亚洲和西方同行的年度会议期间宣布这一消息的。他表示，该项目生产的导弹将是日本美制F-35战斗机的必备装备。
Koizumi made the announcement on the sidelines of an annual meeting of Southeast Asian defence chiefs and their Asian and Western counterparts in the Philippines. He said the missiles produced under the project would be essential equipment for Japan’s US-made F-35 fighter jets.
长期以来，AMRAAM一直是美军的超视距拦截武器。最新型号AIM-120D具备GPS辅助制导功能，并提升了射程、杀伤力以及抗电子干扰能力。
The AMRAAM has long served as the US military’s beyond-visual-range interception weapon. The latest variant, the AIM-120D, features GPS-aided guidance and improved range, lethality and electronic interference protection.
在被问及日美协议时，中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆周三表示，两国双边安全合作“不应针对第三方或损害其他国家利益”。
When asked about the Japan-US deal, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Wednesday that their bilateral security cooperation “should not target or harm the interests of other countries”.
郭嘉昆还表示：“现任日本政府上台以来，以应对威胁为借口，不断突破国际法和国内法施加的约束，挑战战后国际秩序。”国际社会必须对这一动向保持高度警惕。
“Since taking office, the current Japanese administration has used the pretext of responding to threats to continuously breach constraints imposed by international and domestic law, challenging the post-war international order.”The international community must maintain a high degree of vigilance towards this trend, Guo added.
在此数月前，日本发布了年度《防卫白皮书》，其中详细阐述了在冲突情况下使用各种防区外导弹（射程超过敌人防空系统射程的导弹）的计划。该文件还承诺采购外国制造的防区外导弹，同时支持扩大国内同类导弹的产能。
The announcement comes months after Japan released its annual defence white paper in which the country laid out plans to utilise various stand-off missiles – those with a greater range than the enemy’s air defences – in a conflict scenario. The document also laid out a commitment to procuring foreign-made stand-off missiles while supporting the expansion of production capacity for domestic variants.
该路线图还设想在军事基地和海军舰艇上额外部署国产25式防区外导弹的海基和机载版本。
The road map also envisions additional deployment of naval and airborne versions of the domestically developed Type 25 stand-off missile in military bases and naval vessels.
该防卫白皮书将中国的扩军称作日本“最大的战略挑战”，为东京的重新武装奠定了政策基础，将国内制造与地区伙伴关系结合起来，以构建多层防御网络。在这份长达600多页的文件中，中国被提及约1200次。
Citing China’s military build-up as Japan’s “greatest strategic challenge”, the defence white paper provides the policy foundation for Tokyo’s rearmament, combining domestic manufacturing and regional partnerships to build a layered defence network. China was mentioned around 1,200 times in the over 600-page document.
北京方面一再谴责日本的军事扩张，指责日本炒作虚构的“中国威胁”，以为其偏离将该国军队限制在自卫行动中的二战后和平宪法寻找借口。
Beijing has repeatedly condemned Tokyo’s military expansion, accusing Japan of hyping a fabricated “China threat” to justify deviating from its post-World War II pacifist constitution that limits the country’s military to self-defence operations.
随着东京迅速获得远程武器，地理限制造成了作战训练瓶颈，促使其寻求海外伙伴。
As Tokyo rapidly acquires long-range armaments, geographic constraints have created an operational training bottleneck, prompting it to seek overseas partners.
东京本周早些时候宣布，一个军事代表团已在印度考察了地对舰导弹和自主攻击无人机的潜在实弹射击训练场。
Tokyo announced earlier this week that a military delegation had inspected potential live-fire training sites in India for surface-to-ship missiles and autonomous attack drones.
陆上自卫队参谋长荒井正芳表示：“在操作相对远程的导弹（例如地对舰导弹）时，如何进行能够充分利用其射程的训练是一个主要挑战。”荒井表示，东京正在积极研究如何确保国内训练环境。
“When operating relatively long-range missiles, such as surface-to-ship missiles, how to conduct training that makes use of their range is a major challenge,” said Masayoshi Arai, chief of staff of the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF). Arai said that Tokyo was actively examining how to secure domestic training environments.
在此项印度倡议之前，日本和澳大利亚于8月宣布了一项为期10年的防务安排，允许日本军队在澳大利亚领土上测试高超音速和远程防区外导弹。
The India initiative follows a 10-year defence arrangement announced in August between Japan and Australia, allowing Japanese forces to test hypersonic and long-range stand-off missiles on Australian soil.
日本此前曾在美国和澳大利亚进行过地对舰导弹实弹演习，并在菲律宾的联合演习中发射过88式反舰导弹，当时陆上自卫队人员发射了该导弹。
Japan has previously conducted live-fire exercises with surface-to-ship missiles in the United States and Australia, as well as during joint drills in the Philippines, where GSDF personnel fired the Type 88 anti-ship missile.
这些海外倡议是在国内取得重大硬件里程碑之后展开的。3月，陆上自卫队将国产25式地对舰导弹部署到了位于东南部城市熊本的健军驻地。
The overseas initiatives follow major hardware milestones at home. In March, the GSDF deployed the indigenous Type 25 surface-to-ship missile to Camp Kengun in the southeastern city of Kumamoto.
该武器在熊本的部署使中国大陆的部分地区处于25式大约1000公里（620英里）的作战射程之内。
The deployment of the weapon in Kumamoto places parts of the Chinese mainland within the Type 25’s operational range of roughly 1,000 kilometres (620 miles).