【原创翻译】中方领导舍朝首访韩 朝鲜发射导弹表示威

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　　中方领导舍朝首访韩 朝鲜发射导弹表示威

　　2014年6月29日——10:48AM

　　法新社

　　韩国首尔-韩国军方称：朝鲜于上周日向其东部海域发射了两枚弹道导弹, 这一事件发生在中国国家主席习近平到访韩国之前，很明显，朝鲜这是在展示武力。

　　一名韩国国防部官员告诉法新社说，朝鲜于周日早上向其东海(日本海)发射了导弹。

　　这位官员表示“两枚导弹都落在了国际水域-位于其海上边界范围之外”。

　　该官员没有详细说明导弹的类型。但韩国联合通讯社援引军方官员的话说,它们是一种短程飞毛腿导弹-射程约为500公里(300英里)。

　　在平壤发射了(外界认为的)三枚短程导弹三天后，朝鲜又发射了两枚导弹。

　　朝鲜官方并未证实上周四的导弹发射, 但一天后, 朝鲜官方中央通讯社称：已成功测试了所谓的“尖端”和高精度导弹-在领袖金正恩的关注下。

　　在习近平前往首尔进行国事访问并讨论争议问题-包括朝鲜核武器项目-几天之前，朝鲜实施了这一发射计划。

　　习近平将于7月3日 – 4日到访韩国,这是他就任中国国家主席以来的第一次朝鲜半岛之旅——这也是近二十年来，中国领导人在到访朝鲜之前，首次前往韩国。

　　来自朝鲜的警告

　　中国是-被孤立的朝鲜唯一的盟友和主要的经济命脉, 中方一直在为这个任性的盟友提供宝贵的燃料和食物。

　　但这一关系一直以来都备受-朝鲜核项目的考验，朝方一直都不顾-来自包括中国在内的国际社会的压力。

　　要求中国对朝施压的呼声

　　首尔和华盛顿一直呼吁中国政府：对朝鲜放弃核武计划-施加更大的压力。

　　尽管中国对朝鲜的不满情绪日益增长,但它也在担心——朝方政权崩溃将会带来不稳定与大量的难民。

　　朝鲜将包括边境南部举行的军事演习视为挑衅行为，为此-朝鲜经常会通过发射短程导弹或火箭来表达愤怒。

　　今年3月, 为回应首尔和华盛顿举行的年度联合军事演习，朝鲜发射了飞毛腿导弹和火箭。

　　除此之外-朝鲜还在东部海岸试射了两枚中程弹道导弹-射程650公里, 引发了华盛顿和首尔的强烈反应。

　　数月以来-中朝边境关系一直处于冰冻状态,朝韩两国都指责对方-应该对海上边界附近的紧张关系负责。

　　就在最近,朝鲜军方于上周四威胁道：针对韩国在黄海附近边界举行的实弹演习，朝鲜将对韩国军方施以“毁灭性的打击”。

　　今年3月,继朝鲜在韩国水域举行的实弹演习中-向韩国投掷炮弹之后，双方在西海岸边境地区发生了交火。

　　原文：

　　North Korea Fires Missiles Ahead of Xi's Seoul Visit

　　Jun. 29, 2014 - 10:48AM

　　By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

　　SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea Sunday fired two ballistic missiles into the sea, Seoul’s military said, in an apparent show of force ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the South.

　　The North fired the missiles into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) Sunday morning, a defense ministry official told AFP.

　　“Both landed in international waters beyond its sea border,” the official said.

　　He did not elaborate on the type of the missile. But Yonhap news agency, citing a military official, said they were short-range Scud missiles with a range of about 500 kilometers (300 miles).

　　The launch came three days after Pyongyang fired what were believed to be three short-range missiles into the sea on Thursday.

　　The North did not officially confirm Thursday’s launch but a day later, the state-run Korean Central News Agency hailed what it called the successful test of “cutting-edge” and high-precision missiles, watched by leader Kim Jong-Un.

　　The launches come only days ahead of Xi’s state visit to Seoul to discuss issues including the North’s disputed nuclear weapons programs.

　　The July 3-4 trip — Xi’s first presidential journey to the Korean peninsula — also marks the first time in almost two decades for a sitting Chinese leader to visit the South before having been to the North.

　　'Warning Message' from North

　　China is the isolated North’s sole major ally and major economic lifeline that offers precious fuel and food to its wayward ally.

　　But ties have been tested by the North’s pursuit of nuclear programs in defiance of pressure from the international community including Beijing.

　　Calls for China to Pressure North

　　Seoul and Washington have persistently called on Beijing to exert more pressure on the North to abandon its atomic weapons program.

　　But despite China’s growing frustration with the North, it fears the instability — and flood of refugees — that a collapse of the regime would bring.

　　The North has often launched short-range missiles or rockets to express anger at perceived provocations, including military drills held south of border.

　　In March, it launched Scud missiles and rockets to coincide with annual joint army drills between Seoul and Washington.

　　The North also test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles that flew 650 kilometers off its east coast, prompting a stern reaction from Washington and Seoul.

　　Cross-border ties have been icy for months, with the two Koreas accusing each other of raising tensions near the maritime border.

　　Most recently, the North’s army threatened Thursday a “devastating strike” against its South Korean counterpart for holding another live-fire drill near the flashpoint border in the Yellow Sea.

　　In March, the two sides traded hundreds of shells across the border off the west coast after the North dropped shells in the South’s waters during a live-fire drill.