在同份报告书里，军方称中国在美济礁建造设施是一种“跳板”，为中国最终占据附近的里德滩并进行探勘石油作准备。

• In the same report, the military claimed China's construction of facilities in Meiji Reef as a springboard for the country to occupy the nearby Ledel Reef to prepare for its oil exploration.