Washington says it intends to keep the ships in place, but the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific Admiral Timothy Keating said this week that would likely be only for matter of days, not weeks.

• 华盛顿方面表示打算让这些军舰留在那里等候，但是，美军太平洋舰队司令基廷上将这个星期说，这批军舰可能只能再守候几天，而不是几个星期。