2015年10月27日，中国驻美国大使崔天凯接受美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）阿曼普栏目采访，就美国军舰进入中国南沙群岛有关岛礁邻近海域阐明中方严正立场。采访实录如下：

On October 27, 2015, Ambassador Cui Tiankai had an interview with Ms. Christiane Amanpour, host of CNN's Amanpour on an U.S. warship's entry into waters near relevant islands and reefs of China's Nansha Islands.

阿曼普：大使先生，欢迎回到节目。

Amanpour: Ambassador, welcome back to the program.

中国驻美国大使崔天凯：谢谢。

Cui Tiankai, Chinese Ambassador to US: Thank you.

阿曼普：美国国务院称，无论南海发生什么，都不应该损害中美关系健康发展。你是否同意这不会对中美关系造成影响？

Amanpour: Can I ask you, the United States, the State Department has said that whatever is happening right now in the South China Sea should not jeopardize the healthy relationship between Beijing and the United States. Do you agree that this will not jeopardize the relationship?

崔天凯：美方派军舰进入中国南沙群岛相关岛礁邻近海域的行为显然是严重的政治和军事挑衅，是试图使地区局势军事化和紧张升级的行为。中方对此表示严重关切。我相信，所有希望本地区稳定的人们都有理由对此感到关切。同时，我们希望中美双方共同努力，使中美关系健康向前发展。

Cui Tiankai: Well, first of all, I think that what the U.S. is doing is a very serious provocation, politically and militarily. It is a clear attempt to escalate the situation and to militarize the region. So we are very concerned about that. I think that other people, all of the people who want to maintain stability there have good reason to be concerned. And I do hope that we will work together to maintain this relationship, to keep this relationship healthy and moving forward.

阿曼普：在过去24小时，美中两国首都之间上演了"口水战"。美国防部长称，美方舰机将继续驶入或飞越有关海域，因为有关海域是"国际水域"，并且美方行动得到了地区盟友的支持。但中国外交部表示，如果美方"一再制造紧张"，中方将不得不得出这样一个结论，那就是中方确实有必要加强、加快相关能力建设。那意味着什么？

Amanpour: Ambassador, there's obviously been a – I hate to say it, but a war of words between both capitals in the last 24 hours. The U.S. Defense Secretary says that they will continue to fly and sail and do whatever they want in that region, because it is international waters and they are supported by all their allies; whereas, from Beijing, the foreign ministry has said, and I quote, that "if the U.S. continues to create tensions," then Beijing might conclude it has to increase and strengthen the building up of our relevant abilities. What does that mean?