中日关系越发紧张 日本将部署导弹

Japan will develop a new land-to-sea missile as part of plans to beef up itsdefence of remote southern islands, as tensions with China increase over the disputed territory, a report said Sunday.

周日有报道称由于中日关系因为争议岛屿变得越发紧张，日本将部署陆对海导弹以加强对南部偏远岛屿的防卫，

The two countries are locked in a long-running dispute over the uninhabited islets known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China.

两国长久以来都因为东海争议岛屿而关系紧张。

The report comes after repeated protests by Japanese foreign ministry officials over what Tokyo calls “intrusions” by Chinese ships in the territorial and contiguous waters of the rocky islands.

此前，日本外交部官员多次抗议中国船只“入侵”争议岛屿海域。

Tokyo plans to deploy the weapon, which reportedly will have a range of 300km (190 miles) on islands such as Miyako in Okinawa prefecture, the top-selling Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said, without citing sources.

日本计划在冲绳地区的宫古岛等岛屿上部署这些航程达300公里的导弹，读卖新闻报道，但没有援引消息来源。

The range will cover the disputed island chain, the Yomiuri said, adding that the deployment is expected by 2023.

读卖新闻报道称这一射程将覆盖争议岛链，预计在2023年部署。

Officials at the Defence Ministry could not be reached for comment.

未能联系到国防部官员就此事发表看法。