【新唐人2014年04月10日讯】美、中两国防长周二在北京会面，在当天的记者会上，两人就东海、南海争端、网路间谍等议题“火拼”。美国防部长哈格尔指责中共，“无权单方面”在有争议领土上空划设“防空识别区”。而中共国防部长常万全则回应，为了捍卫领土主权，必要时北京也会做好“武力准备”。
美国防部长哈格尔在4月8号北京举行的联合记者会上，针对中共去年划设的“东海防空识别区”，再次表明美方的立场。
哈格尔说：“美国在这个议题上已经说得非常清楚，那就是：首先，每个国家都有权划设防空识别区，但无权在没有与其他国家合作和咨询的情况下，单方面作出这样的决定，这样做升高紧张、误会，最终可能导致危险的冲突。”
中共国防部长常万全回应说，中共随时准备应对任何区域间的威胁，但也愿意和相关国家通过谈判来解决争端。
他还警告说，对日本的行为，美方应“保持警惕”，不得姑息和怂恿。
中共去年10月划设的“东海防空识别区”，涵盖了与日本有争端的的钓鱼岛。美方多次表明不承认中共的做法。
纽约城市大学政治学教授夏明：“现在东海地区，尤其涉及到钓鱼岛争议，属于非常紧张的状态，中共这样做的话，其实是有意在升级推高冲突，那么美国和日本面对这种挑战，必须要做出回应，根本就不会认可。”
哈格尔在抵达中国之前，访问了日本，他向媒体表示，中共必须对它的军事扩张更为透明，在领土争端的问题上尊重邻国。
美国中文杂志《中国事务》总编辑伍凡指出，自2011年底，钓鱼岛被日本收购后，中、日关系就很紧张。去年日本首相安倍晋三上台后，又主张钓鱼岛主权属于日本，不和中共谈钓鱼岛主权问题，所以问题一直搁置到现在。
美国中文杂志《中国事务》总编辑伍凡：“中共设立防空识别区的一个具体的目标，就是针对钓鱼岛，它防空识别区把钓鱼岛涵盖里头，也把日本对中国所设定的防空识别区重叠，立刻引起了美国、日本强烈的反对。”
伍凡分析，虽然中共设立防空识别区是针对钓鱼岛，但并不是为了解决钓鱼岛问题。
伍凡：“它还有一个目地是对内的，它要利用国内的民族主义的思潮，向外扩张，如果任何一架飞机进入了中共设定的防空识别区，不听指挥、不听监督，要把它打下来，由此，中共希望获得民心、巩固政权，以满足军方红二代向外扩张的要求。”
伍凡分析，中共想用“爱国棋子”转移国内的社会危机，却遭到中国网民们的冷嘲热讽，也遭到一些强烈民族主义分子的埋怨，变成了里外不是人。
去年，中共刚刚宣布在钓鱼岛上空划定“东海防空识别区”，并警告外国飞机：一旦进入，中共将击落飞机。但是，仅过三天，美国轰炸机就飞入这一区域挑战。
接着，韩国军机和日本自卫队飞机也采取了相应行动，并且事前没有向中方通报。引发了中国网民的嘲笑和国际舆论的关注，所谓的“防空识别区”也一度成为国际笑柄。
香港《东方日报》曾发评论文章嘲讽，中共在钓鱼岛问题，以及东海、和南海主权问题上，从来就是“语言的巨人，行动的矮子”。
此外，哈格尔还在记者会上敦促中共，进一步公开军备扩张的意图。哈格尔还警告中共，如果继续支持朝鲜，将有损北京的声誉，他呼吁中共，敦促朝鲜减少不利于稳定的军用飞弹试验，和在区域军事演习上发挥更大作用。
哈格尔还指出，美、中双方应在网路领域表现出更多透明性，以减小发生误会和错误行为的风险，避免失误。
采访编辑/李韵 后制/陈建铭
Air Defense Zone and Land Problem Caused Fight Between
U.S. and China Defence Minister.
The U.S. and China defense ministers have been discussing
the disputed East and South China Sea, hacking by spies
and other recent issues in a Beijing meeting on Tuesday.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel accused the CCP of unilaterally
declaring its air defense identification zone over the disputed waters.
CCP Defense Minister Chang Wanquan said China is prepared
at any time to cope with any type of threats and challenges
to safeguarding sovereignty and territory.
On April 8, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel criticized
China again for unilaterally establishing an air-defense zone
over the East China Sea during a joint press conference in Beijing.
Hagel said: “The United States has been very clear on
this issue.
And that is that, first, every nation has a right to establish
air defense zones, but not a right to do it unilaterally, with
no collaboration, no consultation.
That adds to tensions, misunderstandings, and could eventually
add to, and eventually get to, dangerous conflict."
China Defense Minister Chang Wanquan said China
stands ready to resolve the issues through negotiations
with the countries directly involved and remains prepared
to safeguard its territory.
He warned that the U.S. should watch out for Japan
and shouldn’t let it get out of control.
The U.S. refused to accept several times that Beijing’s
declaration of the air defense zone last October over a large
swath of the vast China Sea,
including disputed islands controlled by Japan.
Xia Ming, New York City University political science professor:
“It is very tense in the East China sea region, especially in
relation to the Diaoyu Islands dispute.
China’s regime is trying to elevate the conflict, and the
response from the U.S. and Japan must not be one of approval."
The defense secretary arrived in Beijing after a stop in Japan
where he told reporters that China must be more open about
its military build-up and have greater respect for its neighbors.
Chief editor Wu Fan of U.S.-based Chinese magazine China Affairs
says the relations between China and Japan have been strained
since the Diaoyu Islands were acquired at the end of 2011.
The issue has been shelved until Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe took office last year and advocated that the
Diaoyu Islands belong to Japan without discussing with China.
Wu Fan, chief editor for China Affairs magazine:
“Another target for the CCP’s declaration of the air defense
identification zone is for the Diaoyu Islands.
They’re including the Diaoyu Islands inside the air zone
and overlapping Japan’s air zone immediately
aroused strong opposition from the U.S. and Japan."
Commentator Wu Fan says the CCP’s air zone targeted the
Diaoyu Islands, but not to provide a solution.
Wu Fan:"The internal reason is to take manipulate
nationalist thought to have it explode outwardly.
Once any aircraft entered the air zone without listening
to the commands and supervision, they would take it down.
As a result, the CCP wants to get people riled up to firm up
political power in order to bolster its military morale for a
second generation of the red army for outward expansion."
Wu Fan says the CCP intended to use patriotism to divert
domestic social crises, but instead got netizens’ cynicism and
blame from those with nationalist sentiments,
resulting in a loss on both sides.
Last year, 3 days after the CCP’s declaration of the air
zone in the East China Sea over the Diaoyu Islands and
warned that trespassing foreign aircraft would be shot down,
U.S. bomber planes came to challenge.
Later, South Korea and Japan’s Self-Defense Forces military
aircrafts have taken similar action without informing China.
It sparked Chinese netizens’ ridicule
and international media attention.
The so-called “air defense identification zone"
also became an international laughing stock.
Hong Kong-based Oriental Daily commented that on the Diaoyu
Islands, as well as the East and South China Sea sovereignty issue,
China has always been the biggest talker with the least action.
In addition, Hagel publicly urged the CCP to be more open on
military intentions during the press conference.
Hagel also warned that it will undermine Beijing’s reputation
if they continue to support North Korea.
He encouraged Chinese leaders to do more to restrain North Korea’s
destabilizing military tests in the region and play
a larger role in containing the dangers posed in the region.
The U.S. Defense Secretary also called for more transparency
in order to “prevent misinterpretations and misunderstandings
and, ultimately, to reduce the risk of a conflict."
Interview & Edit/Li Yun Post-Production/Chen Jianming
