中方对美轰炸机飞入争议空域做出回应

China's defense ministry said Wednesday it monitored and identified U.S. military aircraft that flew near disputed islands in the East China Sea and that it had the capability to exercise control over a new Chinese air defense zone in the area.

中国国防部周三表示，美军飞机沿东海防空识别区东部边缘南北方向往返飞行，中国军队进行了全程监视、及时识别，中方有能力对相关空域实施有效管控。

In Beijing's first public comment to the over-flight by two U.S. B-52 bombers, the ministry said U.S. military aircraft had flown on the eastern edge of the new Chinese zone, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the islands.

国防部称，美军飞机沿东海防空识别区东部边缘南北方向往返飞行，位钓鱼岛以东约200公里（合125英里）活动。这是北京方面对美国两架B-52轰炸机飞入争议空域首次做出的公开评论。

The ministry said the flights in the area took place between 11 a.m. and 1:22 p.m. local time Tuesday. The time differs from that given by U.S. officials. The Chinese statement did not say how many aircraft there were, or specify the kind of plane.

国防部称，上述美军飞机的飞行时间是北京时间26日11时至13时22分。这个时间与美国官方给出的时间不同。中国国防部的声明没有透露美军飞机的数量，也没有具体说明飞机类别。

'The Chinese military was monitoring from beginning to end, and immediately identified and ascertained the category of the U.S. aircraft, ' Chinese defense ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said in a statement faxed to The Wall Street Journal and other news organizations.

中国国防部发言人耿雁生在传真给《华尔街日报》(The Wall Street Journal)和其他新闻机构的声明中称，中国军队进行了全程监视、及时识别，判明了美方飞机类别。

Mr. Geng also said China will identify all aircraft entering the zone and has the capability to exercise 'effective control' of the 'relevant airspace.'

耿雁生还表示，中国将对防空识别区内的所有航空器的活动进行识别。中方有能力对相关空域实施有效管控。

China announced Saturday that it set up a new Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, covering disputed islands that are controlled by Japan but claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo. That prompted protests from the U.S. and Japan, which criticized the Chinese action for escalating tensions over the islands. Analysts have said that the new zone and an increase in marine patrols around the islands over the past year are part of an attempt by China to call into question Japan's control over the islands.

中国上周六宣布划设防空识别区。该区域覆盖的争议岛屿由日本控制，但中日双方均称对其拥有主权。中国的这一举动引发了美国与日本的抗议，美日两国批评中国的行动令争议岛屿的紧张态势升级。分析人士已经表示，新的防空识别区以及过去一年争议岛屿附近海上巡逻次数增加，都是中国质疑日本对争议岛屿控制权的表现。

As part of the new zone, China published rules requiring that all aircraft identify themselves and their flight plans to Chinese authorities upon entering the zone, which overlaps with similar ones established by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

作为新防空识别区的一部分，中国还公布了相关规则，要求所有进入识别区的航空器通报其身份与飞行计划。这一识别区与日本、韩国以及台湾设定的类似区域存在重叠的地方。

U.S. officials said two American B-52 bombers flew from Guam to the East China Sea and back, crossing into the new Chinese zone without notifying Chinese authorities at around 7 p.m. ET on Monday. That is 8 a.m. Tuesday in China. It was not immediately clear why there was a discrepancy between the timings for the flights in the two sides' accounts.

美国官员称，两架美国B-52轰炸机从关岛起飞，飞过东中国海（中国称东海）上空并返回。在没有通知中国政府的情况下，两家轰炸机在美东时间周一晚上大约7点（北京时间周二早上8点）进入中国新划设的防空识别区。目前尚不清楚为何中美双方对飞行时间的描述会存在差异。

U.S. officials said there was no attempt by the Chinese military to contact the B-52s.

美国官员表示，中国军方没有试图与上述两架轰炸机进行联系。