白皮书还承诺,到2020-21年度,澳大利亚政府将把国防开支提高到国内生产总值(GDP)的2%。该方案是对之前提高军费的计划的显著扩展,而且是在历时十年之久的矿业投资热潮结束后澳大利亚预算承压的情况下提出的。
The big spending increase, will be welcomed by the US, which wants its allies to shoulder more of the burden of dealing with international problems and provide for their own defence.
澳大利亚大幅提高军费之举将受到美国的欢迎。美国希望其盟国能担负起更多处理国际问题的责任、并为它们自身的防务出钱出力。
It marks the latest stage of a developing arms race in Asia, where many countries are strengthening their militaries on concerns about the actions of China, which has begun to militarise a series of contested reefs and islands in the South China Sea.
这标志着亚洲不断发展的军备竞赛进入最新阶段。中国已开始对南中国海上一系列存在争议的岛、礁展开军事化。出于对中方此类行动的担心,很多亚洲国家都在它们的军备。
“Australia is particularly concerned by the unprecedented pace and scale of China’s land reclamation activities,” says the white paper, which warns that territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas have “created uncertainty and tension” across the region.
白皮书称,“澳大利亚对中国填海造岛行动的空前速度和规模格外感到担忧”。它还警告称,东中国海和南中国海上的领土争端给整个地区“造成了不确定性和紧张”。
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