China will continue gearing up its navy for possible conflict in the Taiwan Strait, an area of enormous strategic concern to Japan because it straddles vital shipping lanes.

• 为应对潜在的台海冲突，中国仍将继续加大其发展海军力量的步伐。对日本而言，台湾海峡有着非比寻常的战略意义，它是日本船舶运输的咽喉要道。