白宫反驳中方：永兴岛不是夏威夷

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VOA Chinese, Feb 25, 2016.
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 160225/3208244.html

Note: You may read the Chinese-language report, OR the text of two spokespersons. In chronological order.

* call on: "to ask for a response from (someone, such as a student) <I was hoping the teacher wouldn't call on me, because I didn't know the answer.>"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20on
(a) 发言人华春莹主持例行记者会. 中国外交部, Feb 22, 2016.
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/wjdt ... 4889/t1342231.shtml

the pertinent portions:

(i) "问：外界普遍关注中美在南海问题上的沟通互动。王毅外长将就南海问题向美方传递什么信息？此外，美方对中方在部分南海岛礁上进行建设表示关切，认为这是在搞 '军事化。' 中方会就此向美方传递什么信息？

　　"答：关于第一个问题，美国不是南海争议的当事方，南海问题不是也不应该是中美之间的问题。维护南海地区和平稳定符合中美及有关各方的共同利益。我们希望美方恪守对有关领土主权争议不持立场的承诺，停止炒作南海问题、渲染紧张气氛，为地区和平稳定发挥建设性作用，而不是相反。

　　"关于第二个问题，南海诸岛自古以来就是中国领土，中方有权维护自身领土主权和海洋权益。中方在有关岛礁上进行的建设主要出于民事目的，是为了更好地为国际社会提供公共服务产品。中方在本国领土上部署有限的防卫设施是行使国际法赋予一个主权国家的自卫权，与军事化无关，这也是很自然的事，完全正当合法。美方应该正确看待此事，不要蓄意炒作或借题发挥。

(ii) "问：近来，美方不断有人指责中国在永兴岛部署导弹是推动南海 '军事化，' 特别是在当前时机和形势下，加剧南海紧张局势。同时我们也注意到，日前在美国国务院的记者会上，有美国媒体质疑美军舰在南海执行的所谓自由航行行动。中方对此有何评论？

　　"答：一段时间以来，美方老拿“军事化”说事。但实际上，美方是在刻意混淆概念。中国在自己的领土上部署必要的国土防卫设施，与美国在夏威夷布防没有任何本质上的不同。美国舰机常年对本地区国家进行频密抵近侦察，而且次数逐年增长，加剧了南海紧张局势，才是在南海搞“军事化”的最大诱因。我们希望美方不要在此问题上混淆是非，更不要一再在本地区渲染和制造紧张。我们敦促美方为地区和平稳定发挥建设性的作用。

(b) Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest. White House, Feb 22, 2016.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-p ... -national-governors

the pertinent portions:

"Jeff. [Mr Earnest called on the reporter]

"Josh, China says that what it is doing in the South China Sea is just like what the United States has done with its military in Hawaii.  What’s the White House’s response to that?

"MR EARNEST:  Our response to this is actually quite direct. There is no other country that has a claim on Hawaii.  But yet when you consider the land features in the South China Sea, there are a variety of overlapping territorial claims that a variety of countries have made on those features.

"And I recognize that the Chinese government may have a disagreement about the claims that are made by other countries.  That's all the more reason that we believe that all of the parties should resolve their differences of opinion about this matter in a way that doesn't provoke a military confrontation.

"That is why we have urged all parties who are claimants to these features -- the United States is not among them, but we’ve encouraged all of the countries that do have claims to resolve them in a peaceful, legal manner, and to avoid confrontation and to seek to avoid escalating the tensions in that area of the world.

"The stakes for the United States are not insignificant.  Again, we don't make claims on the features, but we certainly do want to ensure that the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the South China Sea is protected.  There’s a lot of commerce that flows through that part of the world, and it has a significant impact on the United States if that commerce is somehow disrupted.  So that's why we're seeking to reduce tensions and encouraging all sides to come together to resolve their differences in a way that does not provoke a military confrontation.