中国舰队首次进黑海 俄罗斯警觉敏感

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VOA Chinese, Aug 1, 2012.
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 120801/1452272.html

Note:
(a) Chinese Naval Boats Enter Black Sea For First Time. Radio Free Europe, Aug 1, 2012
http://www.rferl.org/content/chi ... -time/24662169.html
("Based on reporting by ITAR-TASS and Interfax")
(b) The report says, "中国青岛号导弹驱逐舰星期二抵达位于黑海岸边的乌克兰克里米亚半岛主要军港塞瓦斯托波尔。"
(i) 克里米亚  Crimea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea
(section 1 Etymology of the name)

Take notice that in English the "i" of Crimea is pronounced "eye."
(ii) 塞瓦斯托波尔  Sevastopol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol
(is the second largest port in Ukraine, after the Port of Odessa; The city, formerly the home of the Russian - then Soviet - Black Sea Fleet, is now home to a Ukrainian naval base and a Russian naval base in facilities leased by the Russian Navy; section 1 Etymology)

(c) The report states, "俄罗斯官方电视台以“中国舰队有史以来首次进入黑海”为标题报道说，俄军总参谋部掌握中国海军舰队进入黑海的情报，但拒绝透露任何细节。"

There are many state-owned television stations in Russia. See
List of Russian-language television channels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis ... television_channels
(d) The report observes, "在青岛舰访问乌克兰的同时，另一艘中国军舰烟台号导弹护卫舰在当天也抵达了黑海岸边另一个国家、罗马尼亚的康斯坦察港访问。"

(i) Port of Constanţa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Constan%C5%A3a
(located in Constanța, Romania, on the western coast of the Black Sea; The Port of Constanţa is the largest on the Black Sea and the fourth largest in Europe)
(ii) Constanța
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constan%C8%9Ba
(the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC; renamed to Constantiana [first recorded in 950 AD] in honour of Constantia, the half-sister of Constantine the Great (274-337); A large canal (the Danube-Black Sea Canal [also see]) connects the Danube River to the Black Sea at Constanța)
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Radio Free Europe
Radio Liberty

Ukraine
Chinese Naval Boats Enter Black Sea For First Time.

July 31, 2012

Officials at the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries say Chinese naval vessels have entered the Black Sea for the first time ever.

The "Qingdao" destroyer, armed with guided missiles, and the "Yantai" patrol boat, captained by the deputy commander of China's northern fleet, entered the sea on July 31 at Ukraine's invitation.

The two Chinese ships have previously taken part in international operations against pirates in the Gulf of Aden.

Officials said the "Yantai" was expected to sail to the Romanian port of Constanta before leaving the Black Sea on August 9, while the "Qingdao" was expected to stay in Ukraine's Crimean port of Sevastopol until August 4.

In accordance with the Montreux Convention, the vessels of non-Black Sea countries can remain in Black Sea for up to 21 days.

Based on reporting by ITAR-TASS and Interfax