导读:据美国媒体报道，中国已经在南海部分争议岛屿运送和部署了武器。中国外交部也于近日对此做出了回应，中国在主权领土内部署武器是合法的。
BEIJING -- A U.S. think tank says recent images appear to show that China has installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the South China Sea.
北京电 美国智库称，最近的影像显示，中国已经在南海的人造岛屿上部署了防空和反导武器。
The center for Strategic and International Studies said in a report late Wednesday that the anti-aircraft guns and close-in weapons systems designed to guard against missile attack have been placed on all seven of China’s newly created islands.
战略与国际研究中心在本周三晚间的一份报告中声明，用来防范导弹袭击的高射炮系统和近战武器系统已经在中国新造的七个岛屿上得到了部署。
The outposts were built in recent years by piling sand on top of coral reefs followed by the construction of airstrips, barracks, lighthouses and radar stations and other infrastructure.
中国在建设飞机跑道、兵营、灯塔、雷达站和其他基础设施之后，又于最近几年通过在珊瑚礁上堆沙建设前哨战。
Beijing says the islands are intended to boost maritime safety in the region. They also mark its claim to ownership of practically the entire South China Sea, its islands, reefs and other maritime features.
北京方面称，这些岛屿是为了提高这一区域的海洋安全。它们事实上也象征着中国对整个南海及其岛屿、群礁和其他海洋特征的主权要求。
In a statement, China’s Defense Ministry repeated that development on the islands was mainly for civilian purposes, but added that defensive measures were “appropriate and legal.”
中国国防部在声明中反复强调，岛屿上的设施主要是民用，但是还补充道，防御措施是“合理和合法的”。
“For example, were someone to be threatening you with armed force outside your front door, would you not get ready even a slingshot?” the ministry statement said.
“例如，别人在你的家门口耀武扬威，难道你还不能准备一把弹弓？”中国国防部在声明中说道。
Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters at a daily briefing that he had no information about the reported weaponry, but said such deployments were China’s sovereign right.
中国国防部发言人耿爽在例行记者会中向记者们表示，他对这一被报道出来的军事设施并不知情，但是此类部署是中国的主权。
