中國將派軍艦參加在美國夏威夷舉行的環太軍演

China on last Thursday confirmed it would send warships to join a major United States-hosted naval drill later this year, even as tension between the world's two largest economies mounts over the South China Sea.

儘管中國和美國作爲全球最大的兩個經濟體就南海問題使得關係趨於緊張，但上週四，中國確認將派遣軍艦參加今年晚些時候由美國主導的海軍演習。

The Rim of the Pacific exercise, known as Rimpac, is billed as the world's largest international maritime exercise, held every two years in Hawaii in June and July.

"環太平洋軍事演習"簡稱"環太軍演"，是當今世界最大的國際海上軍演，每兩年於六七月份的夏威夷舉行一次。

Critics of the Obama administration, including US Senator John McCain, have said the US should bar China from the drills to show US disapproval of its military actions.

包括參議員約翰·麥凱恩在內的反對者對奧巴馬政府此舉提出批評，認爲美國應當將中國排除在軍演之外，以表達對中國軍事行動的不滿。

"Joining these military exercises will be beneficial to improving the Chinese navy's ability to contend with non-traditional security threats. At the same time, it will also be beneficial to deepending China and professional exchanges and pragmatic cooperations with the relevant countries' navies." Wu Qian, a spokesman of China's Ministry of Defence, told a regular briefing.

中國國防部發言人吳謙在例行記者會上表示："參與這類軍演將有利於增強中國海軍在應對非傳統安全威脅時的能力。與此同時，還能深化中國同鄰國海軍的專業交流和務實合作。"

China would send warships to participate, Wu said, but did not say how many or what kind. "Needless to say, military relations between China and the US have some difficulties and obstacles," Wu added.

吳謙表示。中國將派遣軍艦參與演習，但並沒有透露軍艦的數量和型號。吳謙還補充說道："毋庸置疑，中美軍事關係存在一些困難和阻礙。"

US Admiral Harry Harris, chief of the US Pacific Command, has said he wants to build ties between the two militaries of the countries, but has also strongly criticised China's actions in the South China Sea.

美國太平洋司令部司令員、海軍上將哈里·哈里斯表示，他希望能夠加強兩國的軍事交流，但同時強烈指責了中國在南海的軍事行動。

China took part in the Rimpac exercises in 2014 with more than 20 countries, but defence officials have said its participation was limited to areas such as humanitarian relief and search and rescue operations.

中國在2014年參加了"環太軍演"，當時有超過20個國家參與，但國防部官員表示，當時中國參與的任務只限於人道主義救援和聯合搜救。