BBC Chinese Aug. 26, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/08/100826_southchinasea.shtml
---------------------------Separately
(1) Yoichi KATO, China's anti-ship missile is nearly operational. Asahi Shimbun, Aug. 26, 2010.
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201008250379.html
("according to Adm. Robert Willard, commander of U.S. Pacific Command")
Note: "Dong-Feng 21 (DF-21; NATO reporting name CSS-5 - Dong-Feng )"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DF-21
(2) Elisabeth Bumiller, Navy Drone Violated Washington Airspace. New York Times, Aug. 26, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/us/26drone.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=mq-8b&st=cse
Note: MQ-8B Navy Fire Scout. Northrop Grumman, undated.
http://www.as.northropgrumman.com/products/mq8bfirescout_navy/index.html
From a different perspective--China reaching new depth--on the same topic.
(1) Chen Xin, Submersible dives into ocean elite of nations. China Daily, Aug. 27, 2010.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/27/content_11210450.htm
Quote:
"A domestic submersible has reached a depth of 3,759 meters, making China the fifth country in the world to acquire deep-diving technology surpassing the 3,500-meter mark
" designed to reach a depth of 7,000 meters and operate in most of the world's oceans * * * Jiaolong is considered to be the world's only deep-sea vessel that can theoretically reach those depths. Japan's Shinkai 6500 has a depth capability of 6,500 meters.
"In an experiment when it landed on the seafloor, it placed the Chinese flag and a sign depicting the legendary dragon's palace onto the seabed with a robotic arm.
Note:
(a) Jiaolong 蛟龙号
(b) Shinkai 6500: Despite "しんかい6500" in Japan, "しんかい" (pronounced "shinkai") has 深海 as corresponding Kanji.
(2) China: A Stealth Move to Make an Underwater Claim. New York Times, Aug. 27, 2010 (from Reuters).
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/27/world/asia/27briefs-BEIJING.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
("In 2007, a Russian expedition descended in a pair of vessels more than two miles under the ice cap and deposited a Russian flag on the seabed at the North Pole")
My comment:
(a) 1 mile = 5,280 feet =1.6 kilometers
(b) This Reuters piece refers to
Russia's seabed flag heralds global ocean carve-up. Reuters. Aug. 15, 2007.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL0880605120070815
("Moscow announced this month that explorers had planted a rust-free Russian tricolor beneath the North Pole in waters 4,261 meters (13,980 [feet]) deep")
【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: BBC Chinese Aug. 26, 2010.
: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/08/100826_southchinasea.shtml
: ---------------------------Separately
: (1) Yoichi KATO, China's anti-ship missile is nearly operational. Asahi Shimbun, Aug. 26, 2010.
: http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201008250379.html
: (以下引言省略...)