CCTV9英语新闻12月：国防部：防空识别区并非“禁飞区” 未扩大领空

China's Defense¹ Ministry² has reaffirmed that the country's newly announced East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone is not an expansion of China's airspace.

 

East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (Source: Ministry of National Defense/China Daily)

 

Defense Ministry spokesperson Geng Yansheng clarified at a press conference, that the ADIZ is not a "no-fly" zone, but has been established as a precaution to help China better defend its national security.

Geng Yansheng said the ADIZ is essentially³ different from territorial⁴ airspace or no-fly zones. It will not affect the freedom of overflight of other countries’ aircraft, based on international laws. Nor is it aimed at any specific country or target.

Answering some people’s doubt on China’s monitoring capabilities⁵ in the ADIZ, the spokesman said the military’s determination to safeguard the security of national territory and territorial airspace are unwavering. And the military is fully⁶ capable of exercising effective control over the ADIZ.

Geng also said China is not alone in requiring aircraft flying over its ADIZ to report flight plans. He added that already, a majority of civil aviation companies with their air routes through the area have reported their flight plans to China’s civil aviation department, including some Japanese airlines. China’s requirement is conducive⁷ to ensuring flight safety and avoiding misunderstanding and misjudgment.

Geng added that Japan established its air defense identification zone over four decades back, and had in that period expanded it twice. He reiterated⁸ that Japan has no right to comment on China’s rightful setting up of its own ADIZ.

Geng concluded that China is willing to communicate actively⁹ with relevant parties to jointly¹⁰ safeguard flight safety and promote peace, stability and development in the Asia-Pacific region. 

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

4 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

5 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

7 conducive   

adj.有益的，有助的

参考例句：

• This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.这样的氛围更有利于学习。
• Exercise is conducive to good health.体育锻炼有助于增强体质。

8 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

9 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

10 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。