缅甸战斗跨境,中国表示"担忧"

China on Tuesday warned over escalatingviolence between Myanmar's military and rebel forces after a civi lian home washit by shelling from across the border, apparently for the first time in thecurrent unrest.

中国一民居被跨境泡弹击中后，中国周二对缅甸政府和叛军之间不断升级的冲突发出了警告。在目前的动荡中，这还是首次发生这样的炮击事件。

Beijing has previously warned of a threatto border stability after the dramatic upsurge in ethnic confli ct in the remoteKokang region in Myanmar's northeastern Shan state.

在缅甸东北部果敢地区的种族冲突发生后，北京就对其边境稳定造成的威胁发出了警告。

More than 30,000 people have fled from Myanmar into China's Yunnan province, according to Beijing's official newsagency Xinhua, but it was the first time authorities confirmed artillery firecrossing the frontier.

根据新华社报道，已经有3万人从缅甸逃往中国云南省，但是这是官方首次确认有炮弹穿过边境。

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Leisaid the incident took place on Sunday when "some shells fell on Chineseterritory, damaging a civilian home".

中国外交部发言人说这个事件发生在周日，“当时一些炮弹落在中国领土上，损坏了一处民宅。”

The unrest has virtually emptied the mainKokang town of Laukkai, the epicentre of the fighting, with str eets in theonce-bustling frontier community transformed into a battle ground.

动荡几乎使得果敢的主要城市老街市空无一人，这里是战斗的中心地带。这里之前是熙熙攘攘的边界社区，现在则变成了战场。

It is unclear how many people remain in theremote region, which is under martial law and almost cut off from help by aidgroups. There are no official figures on the civilian death toll.

目前还不知道有多少人还留在这个遥远的边界地区，目前处于戒严状态，救援组织完全无法进入。平民死亡人数还没有官方的数据。