日本对中国驱逐舰在其专属经济区内进行实弹演练表达安全关切Japan Raises Safety Concerns Over Chinese Destroyer's Live-Fire Drills in Claimed EEZ

日本内阁官房长官木原稔在东京举行的新闻发布会上向媒体表示，日本政府已经就中国海军驱逐舰在冲之鸟礁附近海域进行的实弹演练表达了关切。木原稔指出，此次实弹演练对在相关海域航行的周边船只构成了潜在的安全威胁。尽管中国军舰在演练开始前向附近船只发送了通知，但日本政府依然对这种在敏感海域开展的军事活动保持高度警惕。

During a press conference in Tokyo, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Japanese government has conveyed its concerns regarding the live-fire drills conducted by the Chinese Navy destroyer near Okinotori Island. Kihara stated that the live-fire exercises posed a potential safety threat to nearby vessels operating in the surrounding waters, despite the fact that ships in the area had received a prior notification from the Chinese warships just before the drills commenced.

木原稔强调，日本将继续以关切的态度密切监视中国和俄罗斯在日本周边的联合军事行动。他明确表示，日本政府和防卫部门将全力以赴，做好日本领空和领海的警戒与监视工作，以确保国家安全和周边海域的航行安全。

Kihara emphasized that Tokyo will continue to watch China-Russia joint military operations around Japan with concern. He pledged that the Japanese government and defense authorities will do their utmost to conduct warning and surveillance activities over Japanese airspace and territorial waters to ensure regional security.

根据日本防卫省公布的详细观测数据，日本海上自卫队首先在冲之鸟礁西南约330公里（约205英里）的海域发现了这支联合编队。当时，该编队正向东北方向航行，其中包括两艘中国导弹驱逐舰、一艘中国补给舰以及一艘俄罗斯海军的护卫舰。这些军舰在太平洋海域的协同航行，随即触发了日本防卫部门的密切监视。

According to detailed observation data released by Japan's Ministry of Defense, the Japanese navy initially spotted the joint naval group operating in the Pacific Ocean approximately 330 kilometers (about 205 miles) southwest of the remote Okinotori Island. The detected fleet, which was sailing in a northeastward direction, consisted of two Chinese missile destroyers, a Chinese supply ship, and a Russian navy frigate, prompting immediate tracking by Japanese defense authorities.

随后，其中一艘中国导弹驱逐舰在冲之鸟礁西南约180公里的海域内展开了实弹演练。防卫省确认，该演练区域位于日本主张的专属经济区（EEZ）内部。在整个实弹射击演练期间，同行的俄罗斯护卫舰一直在附近海域进行观察，两国的海上力量在这一敏感区域展现出了密切的协同配合。

Subsequently, one of the Chinese destroyers moved to a position approximately 180 kilometers southwest of the island to conduct its live-fire exercise. The defense ministry confirmed that this specific training took place within the waters Japan claims as its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Throughout the live-fire drills, the Russian frigate remained nearby to observe the operations, demonstrating close coordination between the two nations' naval forces in the area.

在实弹演练正式开始之前，中国海军驱逐舰的船员向周边海域的船只发送了通知，告知其演练的具体位置和持续时间。尽管这一举措提前向附近航行的船只发出了警示，但日本防卫省依然对此次在其主张的专属经济区内进行的实弹射击活动保持了高度关注。

Just before the live-fire exercise commenced, the crew of the Chinese Navy destroyer sent out a notification to vessels operating in the surrounding waters, informing them of the drill's specific location and duration. Although this notification provided advance warning to nearby ships, the Japanese defense ministry continued to track the military activity closely within its claimed exclusive economic zone.

日本防卫省统合幕僚监部随后公开了此次演练的现场照片。照片清晰地记录了周日当天的场景，画面左侧为正在进行实弹训练的中国海军驱逐舰，右侧则是一艘在旁观察的俄罗斯军舰。此外，防卫省还公布了一张放大画面，展示了中国军舰进行机枪射击时的具体细节，为此次中俄联合行动期间的实弹演练提供了直接的视觉证据。

The Japan Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office subsequently released visual evidence of the Sunday exercise. The released photograph shows the Chinese Navy destroyer conducting its live-fire training on the left, while the Russian warship is positioned on the right to observe the operations. Additionally, the ministry provided an enlarged section of the image that captures the specific details of machine-gun fire being discharged from the Chinese vessel.

此次发生实弹演练的冲之鸟礁（日本称冲之鸟岛）是一处位于菲律宾海的珊瑚礁，其地理位置处于东京以南约1,740公里处。作为太平洋上的一个偏远前哨，该地物的法律地位和周边水域的划分长期以来存在争议。根据相关地理特征，该珊瑚礁在高潮时仅有两块微小的岩石露出水面。

The live-fire exercise took place near Okinotori, a remote coral atoll situated in the Philippine Sea, approximately 1,740 kilometers south of Tokyo. The geographical characteristics of this remote feature lie at the center of maritime disputes. At high tide, Okinotori consists of only two tiny rocks remaining above the water's surface.

根据国际法，在高潮时仅有两块微小岩石露出水面的特征，不足以支持将其周边海域主张为专属经济区（EEZ）。尽管日本将该区域视为其专属经济区并对中国军舰的演练提出关切，但其基于这两块微小岩石所提出的专属经济区主张在国际法理上依然存在争议。

Under international law, these physical features are considered insufficient to claim the surrounding waters as part of an exclusive economic zone (EEZ). While Japan claims the waters surrounding the atoll as its EEZ and has raised safety concerns over the recent military drills, the legal basis for claiming a 200-nautical-mile zone around these two tiny high-tide rocks remains contested under international maritime frameworks.