美国一位高级国防官员于周四表示，在卫星图像揭示下，中国的最新一艘核动力攻击潜艇在建造过程中意外沉没至码头旁。
这位不愿具名透露详细信息的官员指出，该中国第一艘“周级”潜艇可能是在五月至六月期间下水后出现故障并沉入河底。当时，可以看到负责将其从河底吊起的起重机出现在卫星图像中。
长久以来，中国海军快速扩张的速度令美国密切关注，并视之为中国未来发展安全问题的主要因素之一。
然而，面对此事，位于华盛顿的中国大使馆在同日回应称，“不熟悉具体情况”，并表示暂无相关信息可供提供。
该官员指出，潜艇事件被隐瞒并不出乎意料。目前潜艇的确切状态尚不得而知。
这一消息最初由《华尔街日报》报道发布。
据《华尔街日报》首次披露。
新闻来源：www.abcnews.go.com
原文地址：New Chinese nuclear attack submarine sank during construction, US official says
新闻日期：2024-09-26
原文摘要：
Satellite imagery showed that China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank alongside a pier while under construction, a senior U.S. defense official said Thursday. China's first Zhou-class submarine sank likely between May and June, when satellite images showed cranes that would be necessary to lift it off the bottom of the river, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details about the submarine loss. China has been building up its naval fleet at a breakneck pace, and the U.S. considers China’s rise one of its main future security concerns. The Chinese Embassy in Washington on Thursday said it was “not familiar with the situation” and it did not have information to provide. The U.S. official said it was “not surprising” that China's navy would conceal it. The submarine's current status is unknown. The sinking was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
