COUNTRIES GATHER AT ARMS FAIR東南アジアで兵器見本市

Defense industry players are in Malaysia's capital to check out the latest in weapons technology. They've turned out at an arms expo in Kuala Lumpur in record numbers. Buyers from Southeast Asian countries are prioritizing spending amid rising tensions in the contested South China Sea.
Manufacturers are showing off their latest technologies, including reconnaissance drones and anti-submarine aircraft.

(Robert Laing / Lockheed Martin)
"The buyers in Southeast Asia are very careful, very knowledgeable, but very serious about finding solutions to deal with this maritime security issue."

ASEAN's 10 member countries are expected to spend 58 billion dollars on new military gear over the next five years, and much of it is expected to be used in the South China Sea. China has reclaimed small islands and reefs there and has built airfields and port facilities. The country is claiming almost all of the resource-rich waters as its own.

◆check out 　念入りに品定めする
◆turn out 　（催し物などに）集まる、出かける
◆prioritize 　優先順位をつける
◆contest 　紛争中の
◆reconnaissance drone 　偵察用無人機
◆anti-submarine aircraft 　対潜哨戒機
◆knowledgeable 　豊富な知識のある、精通している
◆maritime 　海洋の
◆reclaim 　埋め立てる
◆reef 　岩礁
◆airfield 　飛行場
◆claim 　～の所有権を主張する

Daily Vocabulary(2016/05/19）

18011..pick up on(～を理解する）
An increasing number of companies have picked up on the idea of showing kindness to customers.
18012.foster(育成する、促進する、助長する）
We raises brand awareness, foster greater consumer loyalty.
18013.reputation(名声）
There're two way of establishing a reputation.
18014.rogue(ならず者）
One to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogue.
18015.altruistic(利他的な）
I admit we're not totally altruistic.
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