Number of foreign illegal surveys on the rise

时间：2007-07-18 09:25:17

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July 18 - The number of overseas organizations and individuals conducting illegal surveys in China is increasing, threatening to reveal State secrets and jeopardizing1 national security, Beijing-based Global Times reported yesterday.

 

The newspaper warned many Chinese mistakenly believe that geographic2 information is not secret because satellites are commonly used to gather such information.

 

But unidentified experts were quoted as saying that coordinates3, topography and geologic4 information of key areas and core facilities are still top secret.

 

Once acquired by other countries, the information could be used to attack wartime targets, the experts warned.

 

In recent years, overseas organizations have used the prevailing5 thinking to conduct illegal surveys.

 

Some have directly asked for geographic information, taking advantage of local governments' eagerness to attract foreign investment. Others are using the cover of setting up joint6 ventures and cooperative projects.

 

In April and May, two Taiwanese were prosecuted7 for drawing highly classified maps of the Chinese mainland, which they sold overseas.

 

Investigation8 showed they had been opening joint ventures in mainland cities since 2000 to "develop and promote Global Positioning System (GPS) products used on vehicles".

 

In each city, they collected local electronic maps, and conducted field surveys in areas of interest. The maps they drew included a large amount of top-secret information about public security facilities, economic lifelines and military facilities.

 

In another case, a foreign map company with strong government connections was found to have illegally surveyed 56 cities in 10 provinces. The surveys were conducted through a joint venture set up in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province.

 

The joint venture's survey team was caught in May 2004 when it entered a military area in coastal9 Shandong Province. Later investigation found the company's survey team had previously10 broken into military areas in Shanghai and Fujian Province.

 

Their surveys included accurate positioning of Chinese armies and detailed11 information on communication facilities in East and South China.

 

The report added that some foreign diplomats13 are also involved in unlawful surveys.

 

In April, a foreign diplomat12 with military background, who was originally from Taiwan, was caught carrying out illegal surveys in Guizhou Province in Southwest China. The supposed purpose was in support of a local AIDS control and prevention project.

 
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1 jeopardizing 6ec88fcb3085928bbf8588a5c3ba3e65     
危及，损害( jeopardize的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Plans may also become inefficient in the attainment of objectives by jeopardizing group satisfactions. 用危及群体利益方法去达到目标的计划，也是无效率的。
  • That boosted government revenues in the short term, but is now jeopardizing them. Morales将天然气工业，电信业和部分采矿业收归国有的举措吓跑了投资者们。
2 geographic tgsxb     
adj.地理学的，地理的
参考例句：
  • The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
3 coordinates 8387d77faaaa65484f5631d9f9d20bfc     
n.相配之衣物；坐标( coordinate的名词复数 )；（颜色协调的）配套服装；[复数]女套服；同等重要的人（或物）v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的第三人称单数 )；协调；协同；成为同等
参考例句：
  • The town coordinates on this map are 695037. 该镇在这幅地图上的坐标是695037。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 geologic dg3x9     
adj.地质的
参考例句：
  • The Red Sea is a geologic continuation of the valley.红海就是一个峡谷在地质上的继续发展。
  • Delineation of channels is the first step of geologic evaluation.勾划河道的轮廓是地质解译的第一步。
5 prevailing E1ozF     
adj.盛行的；占优势的；主要的
参考例句：
  • She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
  • This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
6 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
7 prosecuted Wk5zqY     
a.被起诉的
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  • The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
  • The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
8 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
9 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
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  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
10 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
11 detailed xuNzms     
adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的
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  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
12 diplomat Pu0xk     
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
参考例句：
  • The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
  • He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
13 diplomats ccde388e31f0f3bd6f4704d76a1c3319     
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人
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  • These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
  • The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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