【路透社111117】帕内塔“中印威胁论”，五角大楼忙辟谣

小明啊 · 发表于 2011-11-18 14:04

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【中文标题】国防部长帕内塔称中国印度为威胁

【原文标题】Defense chief calls China, India "threats"

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【来源地址】Defense chief calls China, India "threats"
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/17/us-usa-panetta-threats-idUSTRE7AG2H520111117

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GROTON, Connecticut | Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:45pm EST

【译文】
(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta appeared to call China and India "threats" on Thursday, in comments that the Pentagon quickly sought to correct.

Panetta, addressing workers at a submarine plant in Connecticut, was talking about emerging challenges facing the United States as it looks beyond the Iraq and Afghan wars.

After detailing the threat of cyber warfare, Panetta turned to concerns over "rising powers."

"We face the threats from rising powers, China, India, others that we have to always be aware of," Panetta said.

"And (we have to) try to make sure that we always have sufficient force protection out there in the Pacific to make sure they know we're never going anywhere."

国防部长帕内塔周四声称中印两国是威胁，五角大楼应早日探寻应对策略。
帕内塔访问康涅狄格州的一家潜水艇制造长时，讨论了美国所面临的新兴挑战，而这个挑战已然超过了伊拉克和阿富汗战争。在详细的列举了网络战争的危害性后，帕内塔转向探讨“新崛起势力”这个问题。
“我们面临着新兴势力的威胁，中国和印度，我们不得不开始注意这些势力，”帕内塔说道。

“我们必须确保我们有足够的力量来保证我们在太平洋上的安全，并且让他们知道我们哪也不会去。”
His remarks came the same day that President Barack Obama said on a visit to Australia that the U.S. military would expand its role in the Asia-Pacific region despite budget cuts. Obama declared America was "here to stay" as a Pacific power.

Pentagon spokesman Captain John Kirby moved to correct the record, saying Panetta believed that relationships with both China and India were absolutely vital.

"Any suggestion that he was implying either country was a military threat is just false," Kirby said.

Kirby said Panetta was referring instead to the challenges that China and India face "within themselves."

"And (he was referring to) the challenges that we share with them as we try to forge better relationships going forward in a very turbulent, dynamic security environment," Kirby said.

在他发表以上言论的同一天，奥巴马总统在他访问澳大利亚的时候提到，尽管预算削减，但美国军方在亚太地区仍会扩大作用力。奥巴马宣称美国会一直作为太平洋大国存在。五角大楼主要发言人约翰科尔比为帕内塔的发言解释道，帕内塔的意思是，与中印两国建立友好关系是绝对有必要的。
“任何认为帕内塔是在暗示这两个国家对美国造成军事威胁的看法都是错误的，”科尔比说道。
科尔比说帕内塔所提到的中印威胁论，不是指的对美国所带来的挑战，恰恰相反，是中印两国给他们自己所带来的挑战。
“而帕内塔真实的意思是指我们分享他们所遇见的挑战，以求在目前非常骚乱动荡不安的环境下建立良好的国家关系，”科尔比说道。

Panetta made the comments after touring a nuclear-powered, Virginia-class attack submarine in the very final phase of construction. The U.S. submarine fleet is considered one of the most important counters to China's growing military might, which includes advances in missile technology that make surface targets easier to reach.

Obama also announced this week that the United States will extend the military's reach into Southeast Asia with Marines, naval ships and aircraft deployed to northern Australia from 2012.
China has questioned the deployment to Australia, raising doubts whether strengthening such alliances will help the region pull together at a time of economic gloom.

在提出上述评论前，帕内塔刚刚参观了美国的核武器，Virginia-class攻击潜艇非常重要最后阶段建设。美国潜艇舰队被认为是最重要的一个筹码来应对中国日益增长的军事力量,包括在导弹技术方面的进步，这看起来更容易达到目标。

奥巴马也在本周宣称,美国将海军陆战队布局东南亚。军舰，飞机也会在2012年开始部署到澳大利亚北部地区。中国已经开始质疑澳大利亚这样的部署，他们认为这样加强联盟关系会使经济危机时这些地区更加团结。

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