盖茨与希拉里将视察朝韩非军事区

时间：2010-07-20 06:21:19

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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said he and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit the Demilitarised Zone dividing North and South Korea.

美国国防部长罗伯特·盖茨称，他将与国务卿希拉里·克林顿视察朝韩非军事区。

Mr Gates said their tour on Wednesday would serve "to highlight how important operations are there to the security of the peninsula（半岛） as well as the region".

The US secretaries of state and defence have never visited the DMZ together.

The joint1 trip is also intended to show support for Seoul amid a row with Pyongyang over a warship's sinking.

The Cheonan, a South Korean navy corvette（轻巡洋舰） , went down on 26 March near the disputed maritime2 border. Forty-six sailors were killed.

International investigators3 found a North Korean torpedo4（鱼雷，水雷） had sunk the ship, but Pyongyang rejects this and says it wants its own investigation5.

The UN Security Council has condemned6 the attack without assigning blame.

North and South Korea technically7 remain at war because their three-year conflict ended in an armistice8（停战，休战） in 1953 and no peace treaty was signed. The US has since stationed thousands of troops in South Korea.

'Steadfast9 commitment'

Speaking during a visit to Camp Casey, a US base 20 miles south of the Demilitarised Zone, Mr Gates said he and Mrs Clinton planned to meet US and South Korean troops deployed10 along the heavily-fortified frontier.

"Secretary Clinton and I, along with our Korean counterparts, will visit the DMZ to highlight how important operations are there to the security of the peninsula as well as the region and demonstrate our steadfast（坚定的，不变的） commitment to the [Republic of Korea]," he told reporters.

They will then attend high-profile security talks, where they will finalise plans for joint military exercises, including naval11 manoeuvres（调动，演习） in the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan (East Sea), intended to send a "clear message of deterrence12（威慑，妨碍物） ".

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, is due to arrive in the South Korean port of Pusan on Wednesday. Three other US destroyers are due in South Korean ports on the same day.

China has expressed concern over the naval exercises, but US officials say the drills will take place in international waters.

Mr Gates said the Security Council statement on the sinking of the Cheonan had been "pretty clear and pretty firm" in its condemnation13（谴责，非难） , and that the North's missile and nuclear proliferation（核扩散） posed a challenge.


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1 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
2 maritime 62yyA     
adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的
参考例句：
  • Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
  • The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。
3 investigators e970f9140785518a87fc81641b7c89f7     
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 torpedo RJNzd     
n.水雷，地雷；v.用鱼雷破坏
参考例句：
  • His ship was blown up by a torpedo.他的船被一枚鱼雷炸毁了。
  • Torpedo boats played an important role during World War Two.鱼雷艇在第二次世界大战中发挥了重要作用。
5 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
6 condemned condemned     
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
  • The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。
7 technically wqYwV     
adv.专门地，技术上地
参考例句：
  • Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
  • The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。
8 armistice ivoz9     
n.休战，停战协定
参考例句：
  • The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
  • The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。
9 steadfast 2utw7     
adj.固定的，不变的，不动摇的；忠实的；坚贞不移的
参考例句：
  • Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。
  • He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。
10 deployed 4ceaf19fb3d0a70e329fcd3777bb05ea     
（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用
参考例句：
  • Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
  • The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
11 naval h1lyU     
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
参考例句：
  • He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
  • The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
12 deterrence d230b01f8463627e6282c5e0e4f1c166     
威慑，制止； 制止物，制止因素； 挽留的事物； 核威慑
参考例句：
  • An extreme school of "disarmers" pronounced stable deterrence was a dangerous deception. “裁军论者”中的极端派声称，稳定的威摄是一种危险的骗局。
  • Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。
13 condemnation 2pSzp     
n.谴责; 定罪
参考例句：
  • There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
  • The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

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